Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Parents and Children After Discharge From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

NCT ID: NCT05186844

Last Updated: 2022-01-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 1 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-01-20

Brief Summary

Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers were included in the study.

Detailed Description

Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The research was carried out in the intensive care unit of a children's hospital in Turkey. Children between the ages of 8-12 who had spent time in the PICU over the period January 1 - March 1, 2019, who had been discharged from the PICU or transferred into another unit during this time, and who met the research criteria were included in the study. Between these dates, the total number of children discharged from intensive care or transferred into another unit was 166. Of these children, 138 were between the ages of 8-12. During this period, three children who died, two children whose general condition meant they were unable to participate in the study, and 23 children for whom parental consent could not be obtained were excluded from the study. The study was ultimately completed with 110 children. In addition, the parents of the children in the sample group (98 mothers and 80 fathers) who were alive, reachable, and who agreed to participate were included in the study.

Results: A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers who agreed to participate in the study, met the sample selection criteria, and were available throughout were included in the study.

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Parents; Children, Only

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: OTHER

Interventions

survey application

Scales and questionnaires were applied to children and their parents according to age groups.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The child was between 8-12 years old,
• The child had an accompanying adult present,
• The child was conscious and/or able to communicate verbally,
• The child did not have any intellectual disability,
• There were no challenges in communicating with the family and/or the child (i.e., they spoke Turkish, were able to communicate),
• The child's stay at the PICU was no longer than 29 days,
• The child and their family volunteered to participate in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ayşegül Karaca

Nurse

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ayşegül karaca

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

aysegulkaraca_88@hotmail.com

Locations

Aysegul

Ankara, Mamak, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Ayfer Açıkgöz

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Study1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id