Anxiety and Depression in Relatives of Critically Ill Patients: Spouses Versus Other Close Relatives

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes208 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of this study is to compare the rate of reported anxiety / depression (HADS \>= 8) among spouses and other family members in ICU patients.

The secondary objectives of this study are: * to assess symptoms of anxiety (HADS ≥ 8) and depression (HADS ≥ 8) among relatives of ICU patients three months after discharge * to assess what relatives felt vis-à-vis the information process * describe the number and duration of interviews with participants * to compare variables between the groups "spouses" and "other relatives". * satisfaction * number and duration of interviews * HADS questionnaire * The scale Edmunton * an internal questionnaire * IES-R score * level of mental well-being: WEMWBS * to describe the completeness of the study * to test the hypothesis that the development of symptoms related to physical manifestations of anxiety and depression predicts the development of post-traumatic stress at 3 months. * to assess the impact of the various forms of stress during hospitalization.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

208

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Anxiety Depression

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The relative must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The relative must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The relative must be available for 3 months of follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * The relative is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The relative refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the relative

Locations (1)

CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Nîmes, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Presence/absence of a score >= 8 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Questionnaire

Time frame: 3 months after the patients is discharged from the ICU unit

Secondary Outcomes

* Presence/absence of a score >= 8 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Questionnaire

Time frame: 4-6 days after the admission of a patient to the ICU

VAS score for satisfaction concerning the communication of information concerning the patient currently in the ICU

Visual Analog Scale ranging from 1 to 10

Time frame: During the ICU stay (days 1 to 28)

Number of interviews

Number of interviews the relative has with medical staff

Time frame: During the ICU stay (days 1 to 28)

Mean interview duration (minutes)

Time frame: During the ICU stay (days 1 to 28)

Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Score

Time frame: 4-6 days after the admission of a patient to the ICU

The Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)

Time frame: 3 months after the patients is discharged from the ICU unit

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

Time frame: 3 months after the patients is discharged from the ICU unit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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