KAP Asynchrony Survey

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators developed a web-based survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of health care professionals about patient-ventilator asynchrony.

Detailed Description
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The investigators developed a survey, consisting of 25 multiple choice questions, and including snapshots of mechanical ventilator waveforms to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists working in the ICU and caring for patients under mechanical ventilator about patient-ventilator asynchrony. The survey is web-based and will be sent for health professionals working in the ICU of the participating centers. All data will be treated anonymously with the intent of identifying knowledge gaps and inadequate practice that could be remediated by continuous medical education initiatives

Official Title
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Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Among Critical Care Professionals Towards Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony

Conditions
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Respiratory Insufficiency, Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Ventilators, Mechanical, Respiration, Artificial

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: current working in the ICU as a physician, nurse or respiratory therapist Exclusion Criteria: refusal to sign informed consent incomplete survey (less than 80% of the questions answered)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Physicians<br>Definition: Physicians working in the ICU for at least 50% of their time in the hospital Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony | Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony<br>* Participants will fill an online survey that asks multiple-choice questions related to knowledge, attitudes and practice related to patient-ventilator asynchrony and also have images of ventilator waveforms wth asynchrony, where they need to identify the type of asynchrony<br>|
| Nurses<br>Definition: Nurses working in the ICU for at least 20 hours/week Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony | Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony<br>* Participants will fill an online survey that asks multiple-choice questions related to knowledge, attitudes and practice related to patient-ventilator asynchrony and also have images of ventilator waveforms wth asynchrony, where they need to identify the type of asynchrony<br>|
| Respiratory Therapists<br>Definition: Respiratory Therapists working in the ICU for at least 20 hours/week Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony | Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony<br>* Participants will fill an online survey that asks multiple-choice questions related to knowledge, attitudes and practice related to patient-ventilator asynchrony and also have images of ventilator waveforms wth asynchrony, where they need to identify the type of asynchrony<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Survey score | the number of correct answers given to knowledge part of the survey | in 30 minutes (at survey completion) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| attitudes score | the number of desirable answers given to attitudes part of the survey | in 30 minutes (at survey completion) | 
| Practice score | the number of desirable answers given to practice part of the survey | in 30 minutes (at survey completion) |