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Using a Nurse-Led Communication Strategy for Surrogates in the Intensive Care Unit

NCT03770481 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2024-08-23

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Summary

Communication is one of the greatest health needs for high quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the intensive care unit (ICU), especially when patients are too ill to speak for themselves and rely on surrogates to make EOL decisions. Yet, there is no effective nursing intervention designed to improve communication between surrogates and clinicians. In order to enhance understanding of the surrogates' needs in the transition to EOL, this study will propose a new theory-grounded communication intervention, Nurse-Led Communication Strategy (NLCS) and will evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects.

Conditions

  • Communication Research

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

nurse-led communication strategy

Nurse-led communication strategy (NLCS) applies 'COMFORT' framework that research nurses use the framework to engage one communication session per day with surrogates and two discussions with bedside nurses or attending physician during the ICU stay.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • State University of New York at Buffalo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-01
Primary Completion
2021-02-28
Completion
2021-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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