The Impact of a Transitional Care Management Programme on the Migration Stress of Family Members of Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Stress
• Interventions: Procedure: EICU Transfer Routine Care; Procedure: Implementing interventions based on a 'health care-family-environment' linkage

• Registration Number: NCT05834387
• Lead Sponsor: Zunyi Medical College

Brief Summary

This study investigated the impact of the establishment and application of the "health care-family-environment" linkage mechanism on the level of migration stress, coping styles and care satisfaction of families of patients transferred from the EICU, in order to provide a reference for improving the physical and psychological health of families and to promote the role of family members in the social support of patients transferred out of this category.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-25
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-28
• Study Start: 2023-05-01
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2023-11
• Study Completion: 2024-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Family members of trauma patients scheduled to be transferred from the EICU to a general unit within 24h;
2. Family members of patients aged ≥ 18 years;
3. Family members who are responsible for the main care tasks and medical decisions of the patient during hospitalisation;
4. Family members of patients with clear language and good communication skills;
5. Families of patients who volunteered to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Family members of patients temporarily transferred out of the EICU or temporarily discharged from trauma
2. Families of patients who voluntarily request termination of treatment;
3. Family members of patients with cognitive impairment, speech impairment or mental abnormalities.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	EICU Transfer Routine Care	-
Experimental group	Implementing interventions based on a 'health care-family-environment' linkage	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress assessment	48 hours	Stress assessment assessed by ICU Transfer Stress Assessment Scale for Families of Patients Transferring Out

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zunyi Medical College; 🇨🇳 Zunyi, Guizhou, China