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An intervention study on complicated grief in bereaved relatives, before and after the introduction of a new protocol in bereavement care by nurses supporting the relatives during and after the death of a patient in the intensive care unit.

The prevalence of complicated grief in bereaved relatives in the intensive care unit, an intervention study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON29289
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-07-14
Start date
2019-03-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Not specified, target group: relatives of patients who died in the ICU

Interventions

Introduction of newly developed bundle of interventions in bereavement care, including an information leaflet on loss and grief, a condolence greeting card, material to make a memory, and follow-up ca

Sponsors

Intensive Care Unit Adults Erasmus MC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Bereaved relatives after the death of an adult patient in the ICU, fulfilling all inclusion criteria: - Death of an adult (age>18) patient - Death of a patient whose relative has met the ICU team at at least once before the death - Relative has understanding of the Dutch language - Relatives are considered legally capable

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Refusal of the relative - Unknown contact details

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complicated grief measured with the 'Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Version', 19 items.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety and depression, measured with the 'Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale', 7 items on each sub scale. Post traumatic stress measured with the 'Impact of Events Scale', 15 items. Experiences with the quality of dying, items derived from the 'Consumer Quality Index Relatives in the ICU' and 'The Quality of Dying and Death questionnaire'.

Contacts

Public ContactMargo van mol

Erasmus MC

m.vanmol@erasmusmc.nl+31 61556654

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)