De ICU KvL-studie /The ICU QOL-study
- Conditions
- COPDChronische Obstructieve Pulmonaire ziekteICU KvL-studieExacerbatie van COPDKwaliteit van levenCOPDChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseICU QOL-studyExacerbation of COPDQuality of life
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20091
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST); The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
ot applicable
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion: 1. Patients who have had a ICU admission in the period from September 2012 to January 2014; 2. Patients whose ICU admission indication was exacerbation of COPD; 3. Patients who are able to speak in understandable Dutch.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion: 1. Patients with severe psychiatric morbidity, noticeable in the personal file of the patients. The interview may be stressful for this group
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Het primary outcome measure consists of answering the question: how do COPD patients experience intensive care unit admission because of exacerbation and what is the impact on their quality of life?
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secundary outcome measure consists of answering the questions: 1. What are the experiences of patients with ICU admission because of exacerbation of COPD? 2. What is the impact of this ICU admission on the quality of life in people with COPD? 3. How did patients experience the treatment before, during and after ICU admission? 4. How do patients experience the information about possible ICU admission and treatment?