Psychological Impact of the Hospitalization of a Family Member in Intensive Care for Covid-19 Infection

The hospitalization of a patient in intensive care is a traumatic experience for his family members.

With the current COVID-19 epidemic, in view of the high risk of contamination, drastic measures to limit the transmission are necessary, with the creation of spaces dedicated to the care of Covid+ patients, and family are not allowed to visit.

At the Strasbourg University Hospital, visits were prohibited from the start of the epidemic. Information concerning the patient's state of health is therefore delivered to families by telephone, on call by the healthcare team only, every day before 6 p.m. or in the event of a serious event at any time.

The primary purpose of this project is to assess the psychological impact of the hospitalization of a loved one in intensive care for Covid-19 infection at 3 months post-hospitalization, in a context of pandemic with ban on visits.

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Depression Infections Lung Diseases Mental Disorders Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, 67091, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Family member of a Covid-19 positive patient hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit who gave his oral agreement following the communication of the notice of non-opposition.
A patient is considered to be Covid + if the RT-PCR is positive OR if characteristic images are taken with a chest scanner.
The family member included in the study is preferably the patient's support person. In the absence of an expression of the patient's will, he is the close referent designated by the family as an interlocutor.

Exclusion criteria

Difficulties in understanding French

Treatment and study plan

Questionnary

Other

Family member's will answer the questionnaires by phone

Primary outcomes

Existence of a post-intensive care syndrome-family ((combined score of the HAD ( Hospital Anxiety and Dépression scale) and IES-R ( Impact of Event Scale-Revised) questionnaires))

Time frame: 3 months

An overall score of 19 or more indicates a major depressive episode (HAD) and a total score of 22 as in favor of significant symptoms of acute stress (IES-R)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

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Registry information

Acronym: Familles-COVID

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: May 12, 2020
Registry last updated: Jul 1, 2022

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