Pilot Evaluation of FAMCOPE-ICU (Family Coping and Emotion Regulation Tool in the ICU)

University Hospitals (UH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coping Skills; Emotion Regulation

Treatments: Behavioral: FAMCOPE-ICU

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05408468

STUDY20220055

KL2TR002547 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Having a family member or loved one in the ICU can be a very stressful experience. The investigators have created a tablet-based tool (FAMCOPE-ICU) that is designed to help people in this position cope with this experience.

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-89 years old
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) >= 48 hours
• No anticipated ICU LOS for next 24 hours
• Unable to make healthcare decisions

Family Inclusion Criteria

• Identified by critical care team as legally authorized representative (LAR)
• Able to speak or comprehend English
• >= 18 years old

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years or older than 89 years
• ICU LOS < 48 hours
• Anticipated ICU discharge within next 24 hours
• Able to make healthcare decisions

Family Exclusion Criteria

• Not identified by critical care team as the LAR
• Unable to speak or comprehend English
• < 18 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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49 participants in 2 patient groups

FAMCOPE-ICU

Experimental group

Description:

A digital eHealth emotion regulation and coping intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: FAMCOPE-ICU

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

The care and support routinely provided to SDMs of critically ill patients.