Relatives Visit Prior to Hospital Admission & Intensive Care Unit

Universidad de León38 enrolled

Overview

The present study evaluates the effects of the visit prior to hospital admission on anxiety, depression and satisfaction of family in an intensive care unit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anxiety Depression Care Unit Syndrome

Interventions

Family visit prior to hospital admissionOTHER

Family receiving one visit prior to hospital admission for surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Family of a patient for hospital admission for surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment

Locations (1)

Hospital La Princesa

Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Anxiety subscale range from 0 to 21. Depression subscale range from 0 to 21. Higher values represent a worse outcome (higher depression or anxiety).

Time frame: Change from Baseline anxiety and depression at 90 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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