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The Role of Nurses in Video-Based Communication to Reduce Loneliness in Intensive Care Unit Patients

NCT07072078 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2025-07-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of video-based communication in reducing loneliness among intensive care unit (ICU) patients at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. ICU patients often experience psychological distress, particularly loneliness, due to restricted family visits and physical isolation.

A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test control group is used, involving 36 participants who are randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group receives structured video-based communication with family members for three consecutive days, with each session lasting between 5 to 20 minutes. Nurses facilitate the intervention by ensuring patient safety, providing emotional support, and assisting with the communication process. The control group receives standard ICU care without the communication intervention.

Loneliness levels are assessed using the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) before and after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Loneliness During COVID-19
  • Loneliness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Video-based Communication

Participants received structured video-based communication sessions with their family members using the WhatsApp platform. The intervention was delivered once daily for three consecutive days, with each session lasting between 5 and 20 minutes. Communication was guided to include emotional support, positive conversations, and future-oriented discussion. The sessions were facilitated by nurses who ensured clinical stability, technical setup, and emotional readiness of the patient. This intervention aimed to reduce emotional and social loneliness among ICU patients and was integrated into standard intensive care routines without disrupting medical care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitas Padjadjaran

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cecep Eli Kosasih, S.Kp., MNS., Ph.D · Universitas Padjadjaran

  • Ristina Mirwanti, S.Kep., Ners., M.Kep. · Universitas Padjadjaran

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-24
Primary Completion
2025-01-24
Completion
2025-01-24

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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