Implementation effectiveness of supporting ICUs

Completed

• Conditions: ursing guidelines; Not Applicable; Nursing guidelines

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84179821
• Lead Sponsor: HAN University of Applied Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1560

Inclusion Criteria

Nurses:
1. Working in the ICU
2. Graduated as a ICU nurse
3. Dutch speaking
4. Experience with EOLC in the ICU

Family of deceased ICU patients:
1. Dutch speaking
2. Aged 18 years and over
3. 4-5 weeks after death of the patient
3. Contact person of the deceased patient

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses:
No experience with End-of-life care.

Family:
Family of patients who were organ donors.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to guidelines for end-of-life care is measured by a questionnaire for ICU nurses applying 25 recommendations of the guideline at baseline, and after 6 and 9 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Experiences of ICU nurses and family of deceased patients are measured the Quality of Death and Dying (QDD) and Consumer Quality Index (CQI-R), relatives in the ICU (LAIZ 2016) questionnaires at 9 months.