University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
This study will investigate whether a family-centered intervention that has been adapted for patients with critical illness and their caregivers is possible, acceptable, and helpful
Participants will be randomized to receive written handouts or to the ICU-SUCCEED intervention. The intervention includes one inpatient (in-person) and 4 outpatient (Zoom or telephone) sessions that take 30-45 minutes. Dyads will complete questionnaires at baseline and at a Day 90 Follow-Up.
Patient Inclusion Criteria * Admitted to the medical ICU at UNC with acute respiratory failure (functional lung impairment resulting in hypoxia, hypercapnia, or both) and/or sepsis with significant end organ dysfunction. * At least 18 years old * Survives to hospital discharge * Is expected to be discharged home or to an acute inpatient rehabilitation center with a clear plan to be subsequently discharged home * Capable of providing written informed consent * Has English language proficiency Caregiver Inclusion Criteria * Provides emotional, physical, and/or financial support to the patient…
Includes one inpatient (in-person) session followed by four outpatient (Zoom or telephone) sessions. Dyads will receive one session every 1-2 weeks. Each session will have a different focus, which may incorporate one of the following: communication, self-management, emotion management, stress management, lifestyle and hobbies, and interpersonal relationship building. This intervention has been adapted to meet the needs of patients with acute respiratory failure and their caregivers
Usual care will continue unchanged and will include any services, counseling, monitoring, or referrals that are coordinated by the clinical team prior to discharge. Handouts include a hospital discharge preparation checklist and information about the long-term complications of and recovery from critical illness.
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