Patient preferences for receiving an early intervention after critical illness to improve psychological recovery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Depression; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001079538
• Lead Sponsor: Princess Alexandra Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-14
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients: Consecutive patients who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be invited to participate.

1. ICU patients with expected ICU LOS >48 hours
2. Able to speak and understand English
3. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 14 – 15 prior to leaving ICU
4. Expected survival beyond hospital (in consultation with the ICU clinical team) of at least 1 month

Family members: Family members of the patients who meet the above inclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

Clinicians: Clinicians who care for patients in the intensive care and have been involved in contributing to the ICU diary or the ICU discharge summary will be invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are not able to receive the intervention or be followed up post discharge (e.g. overseas patients, prisoners)
2. Patients with active psychotic impairment of a history of organic impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)<br><br>[Prior to hospital discharge, 3 and 6 months after ICU discharge];Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version 5 (PCL-5)[Prior to hospital discharge, 3 and 6 months after ICU discharge]