Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-04-30

Study Completion Date

2007-12-31

Brief Summary

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The primary aim of the present study is to assess satisfaction in a large sample of next of kin in Swiss-German ICUs.

Secondary aims are to test the hypothesis that family satisfaction is related to ICU structure and process and to factors related to patients and next of kin. Further, the hypothesis will be tested that proxy assessment is possible, i.e. next of kin rate satisfaction with care similar to patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Critical Illness

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* family members of patients staying for \> 48 hours in an ICU

Exclusion Criteria

* lack of consent,
* insufficient knowledge of German language

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland

Principal Investigators

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Hans U Rothen, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bern University Hospital, University of Bern-Switzerland

Locations

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Department of Intenisve Care Medicine, Inselspital

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Stricker KH, Kimberger O, Schmidlin K, Zwahlen M, Mohr U, Rothen HU. Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit: what makes the difference? Intensive Care Med. 2009 Dec;35(12):2051-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-009-1611-4.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 19730813 (View on PubMed)

Stricker KH, Kimberger O, Brunner L, Rothen HU. Patient satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit: can we rely on proxies? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2011 Feb;55(2):149-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02293.x. Epub 2010 Sep 6.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 20825369 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KEK_180/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit - a Multicentre Assessment