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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Communication Research

• Registration Number: NCT03770481
• Lead Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-5
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients<br><br> 1. Age = 18 years<br><br> 2. in the ICU for > 24 hours<br><br> 3. Mechanically ventilated within 24 hours of ICU admission<br><br> 4. Having an Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV ICU<br> mortality prediction = 20%<br><br> - Surrogates<br><br> 1. Age = 18 years<br><br> 2. A legal New York State healthcare proxy documentation or A Family Health Care<br> Decision Act (FHCDA) consent<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients<br><br> 1. Decease or discharge from ICU within 24 hours<br><br> 2. Mechanically ventilated after 24 hours of ICU stay<br><br> 3. Able to communicate and make own decision<br><br> 4. Lack of a legal surrogate/proxy decision-maker to consent for patient<br> participation<br><br> - Surrogates<br><br> 1. Lack of legal surrogate documentation<br><br> 2. Not able to complete consent process and questionnaires in English

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of enrollment and drop-outs between intervention group (surrogates receive nurse-led communication strategy) and control group (surrogates receive treatment as usual communication);Scores of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) between intervention group (surrogates receive nurse-led communication strategy) and control group (surrogates receive treatment as usual communication);Pre- and post-intervention scores of the Quality of Communication (QOC) questionnaire between intervention group and control group.;Pre- and post-intervention scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) between intervention group and control group.;Pre- and post-intervention scores of the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) between intervention group and control group.