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Diaries for Critically Ill Patients Written by Relatives

NCT02357680 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 189

Last updated 2017-11-20

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Summary

This study will investigate the effect of diaries written by relatives for critically ill patients on the risk of posttraumatic stress symptoms.

Utilizing a randomized controlled design pairs of one patient and one relative will be assigned to either diary intervention or standard care. The effect of the diary will be evaluated using a questionnaire 3 months post charge.

The results of this study will add to the body of knowledge on how diaries may help critical care survivors and their relatives to proceed with their lives.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Diary

The intervention is a notebook in which the relative will be asked to keep a diary of the time when the patient is critically ill in the ICU. At least two photos of the patient will be added to the diary upon full consent from the patient. The diary contains a written description on how to use the diary during and after the patients stay in the ICU.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospitalsenheden Vest

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne H Nielsen, RN, MCN · Hospitalsenheden Vest

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-15
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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