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NCT Number: NCT03156192

Music Use and Perceived Psycho-social Benefits of Music of Caregivers of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves. Participants are adult family members of critically ill patients in ICU. After obtaining the informed consent form, a questionnaire will be distributed to each participant.

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Key information

Conditions

Caregivers of ICU Patients

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, 03722, South Korea

About this study

The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves. Participants are adult family members of critically ill patients in ICU. After obtaining the informed consent form, a questionnaire will be distributed to each participant. The questionnaire consists of Beck Depression Index, Quality of Life scale, and the self-reported items on music use in everyday lives and perceived benefits of music. Based on the completed measures, how caregivers of ICU patients use music and perceive music as beneficial media for their psycho-social health will be analyzed in relation to demographic information and the current level of depression and quality of life.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • primary caregivers (family members) of ICU patients
  • aged over 20

Exclusion criteria

  • the one who have difficulties in verbal communication due to the history of psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia)

Treatment and study plan

survey

Behavioral

Survey on the level of depression, quality of life, current and past music experiences, and perceived benefits of music in relation to psycho-social needs

Primary outcomes

  1. Beck Depression Index

    Time frame: a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)

  2. quality of Life questionnaire

    Time frame: a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)

  3. self-reported music use and perceived benefits of music questionnaire

    Time frame: a single point in time obtaining the questionnaire (1 day)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
May 17, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 14, 2017

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