Palliative care support for ICU families
This study tests a new way to bring high-quality palliative care (comfort and support for serious illness) to families of patients in the intensive care unit. If you are a family member of a patient with a severe brain injury or advanced organ failure, this study offers extra support and guidance during a difficult time.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be an adult (19 or older) family member of a patient in the ICU.
- The patient has either a sudden severe brain injury (like from a stroke or accident) with coma, OR advanced organ failure (like severe heart, lung, or liver disease) that has lasted a long time.
- If the patient has a brain injury, they must be in a coma (Glasgow Coma Scale 3–8) for over 24 hours and unable to talk or respond.
- If the patient has organ failure, they must have a very high illness severity score (APACHE II ≥ 14) and have been in the ICU for at least 7 days.
- The patient cannot have active cancer treatment in the last 6 months, and cannot be expected to die within 48 hours.
- You must be willing to participate and able to speak, understand, and read Korean.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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