A Communication Strategy for Families of Patients Dying in the ICU

Famirea Study Group136 enrolled

Overview

Decisions to limit life sustaining treatments are made for most patients dying in the ICU, usually with input from the family. The well-being of the family may be jeopardized by involvement in the decision-making process and bereavement. We evaluated the ability of a proactive communication strategy (family conference and providing family members with a bereavement information leaflet) designed to improve family well-being.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

ECT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

136

Conditions

Family of Dying Patient in the ICU

Interventions

family conference with bereavement information leafletPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * family of dying patient Exclusion Criteria: * family having no enough knowledge of French to respond to telephone interview * patient alive on day 90

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder

Secondary Outcomes

symptoms of anxiety and depression

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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