Patient perception of emotional needs regarding delirium - version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
"What did you need when you were out there?" How can counselling and nursing practice be informed by the patients' perception of their emotional needs, during and after an episode of delirium in the intensive care unit?
IRAS ID
256236
Contact name
John Reilly-Dixon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS, Darlington Memorial Hospital
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
STU-012-2018, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust NHS register
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Intensive care is a frequent source of acute distress and psychological morbidity for many patients. Sleep or sensory deprivation, fear of dying, inability to communicate, illness, psychoactive drugs or painful procedures can lead to delirium for up to two-thirds. Once home, approximately 50% will suffer severe emotional distress, 20% will develop post-traumatic distress and 30% depression. This creates a huge burden for the patients, carers and national health service.
There is a current interest to find ways to reduce delirium related psychological comorbidities, particularly post-traumatic stress. However, research with the data provided by the patient is limited. This study will address this deficiency by asking: "How can counselling and nursing practice be informed by the patients' perspective of their emotional needs, during and after an episode of delirium in the intensive care unit?"
Patients that have experienced delirium in the intensive care unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital will be invited to take part in an hour long, semi-structured interview, aimed at understanding their emotional needs both during and after the episode of delirium. This is to be portrayed entirely from their own perspective, beliefs and interpretation of what they feel they needed emotionally, during and after the experience. Participants will be invited to view their analysed interviews and comment on the accuracy of the interpretation. The study will be funded by myself and completed by May 2019. This study aims to give a platform to the perspectives of patients so that: support systems can be developed collaboratively; nursing practice can facilitate psychological support during delirium, and counselling practice can empathically understanding the potential challenges faced by this client group.REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/NE/0017
Date of REC Opinion
18 Feb 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion