Clinical trial NCT05186844: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Parents and Children After Discharge From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Official title: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Parents and Children After Discharge From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Parents
Children, Only
Keywords: child, intensive care, parent, PTSD
Lead sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-11
Enrollment: 1
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 8
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: In the power analysis conducted using the G\*power 3.0.10 program and an alpha=0.05 margin of error, the power of the study was 85% for 110 children, 93.3% for the 98 mothers and 81.5% for the 80 fathers.

Brief summary: Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers were included in the study.

Detailed description: Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The research was carried out in the intensive care unit of a children's hospital in Turkey. Children between the ages of 8-12 who had spent time in the PICU over the period January 1 - March 1, 2019, who had been discharged from the PICU or transferred into another unit during this time, and who met the research criteria were included in the study. Between these dates, the total number of children discharged from intensive care or transferred into another unit was 166. Of these children, 138 were between the ages of 8-12. During this period, three children who died, two children whose general condition meant they were unable to participate in the study, and 23 children for whom parental consent could not be obtained were excluded from the study. The study was ultimately completed with 110 children. In addition, the parents of the children in the sample group (98 mothers and 80 fathers) who were alive, reachable, and who agreed to participate were included in the study.

Results: A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers who agreed to participate in the study, met the sample selection criteria, and were available throughout were included in the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The child was between 8-12 years old,
* The child had an accompanying adult present,
* The child was conscious and/or able to communicate verbally,
* The child did not have any intellectual disability,
* There were no challenges in communicating with the family and/or the child (i.e., they spoke Turkish, were able to communicate),
* The child's stay at the PICU was no longer than 29 days,
* The child and their family volunteered to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* All participants who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Primary outcomes:
measure: application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale
timeFrame: on day 0-3 of discharge
measure: application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale
timeFrame: on day 0-3 of discharge
Secondary outcomes:
measure: application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale
timeFrame: on day 30-40 of discharge
Other outcomes:
measure: application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale
timeFrame: on day 30-40 of discharge
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Aysegul
state: Mamak
Study officials:
affiliation: aysegulkaraca_88@hotmail.com
name: ayşegül karaca
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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