NCT02410538

Frequently Asked Questions for ICU Patients' Families

Frequently Asked Questions as an Help to Improve the Information of ICU Patients' Families.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The intervention consists of the delivery of a list of 21 questions to the relative of each patient admitted in ICU, intubated and mechanically ventilated during the first 48 hours of the stay. A formal interview is scheduled for relatives at Day 3 of inclusion. The information comprehension at Day 5 (± 1) will be compared between families that received the list of "FAQ" and families that received information as usual (without providing the list of FAQ

Detailed description

Half of the families of ICU patients do not understand the information provided by doctors and nurses. Receiving clear, loyal and appropriate information is one of their main expectations. We have previously reported that relatives had difficulty asking questions that allow them to improve their understanding regarding ICU issues. In a preliminary study, we developed a list of questions considered as important by families, ICU doctors and nurses. The aim of this prospective, randomized and controlled trial is to test the effectiveness of a list of frequently asked questions to relatives of ICU patients on their understanding of the provided information. The intervention consists of the delivery of a list of 21 questions to the relative of each patient admitted in intensive care, intubated and mechanically ventilated in the first 48 hours of ICU stay. A formal interview is scheduled for relatives at Day 3 of inclusion. The information comprehension at Day 5 (± 1) will be compared between families that received the list of "FAQ" and families that received information as usual (without providing the list of FAQ).

Conditions

• Improve the Understanding of the Diagnosis the Treatment and the Prognosis by One Member of the Family

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	list of "FAQ"

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2015-04-07
• Last updated: 2016-10-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France