Impact of Resident Participation in Post-ICU Follow Up Clinic

University of Michigan30 enrolled

Overview

This study is being conducted to describe the impact of a meeting between patients that were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and a provider that cared for the patients during the period of critical illness. The study team is aiming to describe the effect this meeting has on the physician that previously cared for the patient. The study team hypothesizes that facilitating involvement in post-ICU clinic and creating longitudinal relationships between providers of critical care and survivors of critical illness will have positive effects on trainees, both in professional fulfillment and burnout scores and in perceptions of critical care.

Physicians and patients that had been cared for in the ICU will be enrolled in this project. Residents that are recruited will be randomized to the encounter group or the control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Professional Burnout

Interventions

Participants in this encounter group will be asked to complete a pre and post-intervention survey, participate in a meeting with a former ICU patient at a post-ICU clinic, and undergo an in-person interview within fourteen days following the encounter.

Non-encounter surveysBEHAVIORAL

Surveys will be completed pre and post patient follow-up.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria for Patients: \- Must be eligible for Post ICU Longitudinal Survivor Experience (PULSE) clinic follow up and/or have received referral to clinic Inclusion criteria for Residents: * Must have completed at least one 2-week rotation in the medical ICU at the University of Michigan * Must have cared for an enrolled patient in the study Exclusion Criteria for Patients: \- Died during ICU stay Exclusion Criteria for Residents: \- Provided only "cross-cover" for the patient.

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in the Professional Fulfillment Scale

The survey consists of 6 questions that are measured on a 5 point Likert scale (scored 0 to 4, with 4 representing higher fulfillment).

Time frame: Baseline (pre-post ICU follow-up visit), approximately 14 days post patient's follow-up visit

Changes in the Burnout Scale

This scale has 4 questions that will indicate the level of burnout with scores from not at all =0 - extremely =4. A higher score indicates a higher sense of burnout.

Time frame: Baseline (pre-post ICU follow-up visit), approximately 14 days post patient's follow-up visit

Central Contacts

Maddie Lagina, MD

CONTACT

734-763-9077 laginam@med.umich.edu

Jakob McSparron, MD

CONTACT

734-763-9077 jmcsparr@med.umich.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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