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Effects of a Digital Diary on the Psychological Well-being of Former ICU Patients.
NCT06237699 · Erasmus Medical Center
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Official title
Diary Implementation as a Prelude to Integrated Interventions in Person-centered Care in the Intensive Care Unit
About this study
Objective: Exploring health-related effects of a digital ICU diary in former ICU patients and their relatives.
Research question 1: What is the effect of a digital ICU diary on the psychological well-being and quality of life in former ICU patients and their relatives? Research question 2: What is the effect of a digital ICU diary on the perceived quality of care and satisfaction with the ICU admission among relatives of former ICU patients?
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria for former ICU patients and their relatives:
* Capacity to make decisions autonomously
* Proficiency in the Dutch language
* 18 years of age or older
* ICU length of stay \>48 hours
* No use of an ICU diary before (pre-measurement)
* Used the digital Post-IC diary for more than 1 day (post-measurement)
Exclusion criteria for former ICU patients and their relatives:
* Insufficient proficiency in the Dutch language to express themselves on the subject.
* Patients with a pre-admission diagnosis of psychosis or dementia.
* Use of a paper ICU diary.
Study design
Enrollment target: 400 participants
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2023-05-01
Estimated completion: 2026-05-31
Last updated: 2024-02-01
Interventions
Other: Digital ICU diary
Primary outcomes
- • Number of participants with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [IES-R] (1-3 months after ICU admission)
- • Number of participants with Anxiety or Depression-related symptoms [HADS] (1-3 months after ICU admission)
- • The participants' level of quality of life [SF36] (1-3 months after ICU admission)
Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Center · other
With: ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Contacts & investigators
ContactCarola Schol · contact · c.schol@erasmusmc.nl · +31623949775
All locations (4)
Erasmus University medical centerRecruiting
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Medisch Spectrum TwenteRecruiting
Enschede, Netherlands
Franciscus Gasthuis & VlietlandRecruiting
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Elisabeth-TweeSteden ziekenhuisRecruiting
Tilburg, Netherlands