Communication with bereaved family members after death in the Intensive Care Unit

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Complicated grief; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000917134
• Lead Sponsor: Melbourne Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-01
• Study Completion: 2020-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 15 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

Intensive Care Unit Patient Criteria:
i/ Aged greater than 18 years of age
ii/ Non-pregnant
iii/ Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit as a patient for greater than 24 hours

Legal Representative of Patient Criteria:
i/ Legal representative of patient
ii/ Aged greater than 18 years of age
iii/ Visited patient on one or more occasions during their Intensive Care Unit stay
iv/ Attended one or more Intensive Care Unit family meetings

Exclusion Criteria

Legal Representative of Patient:
- Has limited understanding of English.
- Has multiple relatives admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
- Is expected not to be contactable by phone or mail at 6 months follow up.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of anxiety and depression, as determined by a total Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS-T) of greater than or equal to 11/42.[The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale assessment tool will be measured at 6 months following the death.]