Fleischer, Steffen and Berg, Almuth and Neubert, Thomas R. and Koller, Michael and Behrens, Johann and Becker, Ralf and Horbach, Annegret and Radke, Joachim and Rothmund, Mathias and Kuss, Oliver (2009) Structured information during the ICU stay to reduce anxiety: study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. TRIALS, 10: 84. ISSN 1745-6215,
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Background: ICU stay is often associated with negative experiences for the individual patient. Many patients are disabled and their communication is restricted during the ICU stay. Specific information on procedures, sensations and coping behavior are thought to reduce anxiety on the ICU. Until now information programs to reduce anxiety were mainly delivered preoperatively, completely neglecting informational needs of non-elective ICU patients. Methods: The trial is designed as a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial in the cities of Marburg, Halle and Stuttgart. Elective and non-elective ICU patients will be included. The trial includes an intervention and a control group on the ICU. The control group receives a trivial conversation without any ICU-specific information. The intervention group receives an information program with specific procedural, sensory and coping information about their ICU stay. Both conversations take place in the ICU and are planned to take about 10 minutes. Discussion: In contrast to former trials on information programs on the ICU-stay our intervention will take place in the ICU itself. This approach will ensure to compensate for memory effects due to anesthesia or preoperative stress. Further the results will be applicable to non-elective ICU-patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT; CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; SUPPORT; SCALE; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2020 07:15 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2020 07:15 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/28407 |
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