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Table 3 Patient- and family member-related data

From: A multicomponent family support intervention in intensive care units: study protocol for a multicenter cluster-randomized trial (FICUS Trial)

Time point of assessment

Patient

Family member

T0

T1

T2

T3

T4

T0

T1

T2

T3

T4

Demographics

 Age, gender, civil status (T2–T4 change), Education

X

    

X

 

X

X

X

 Type of family member (T0), primary carer (yes/no)

     

X

 

X

X

X

 Co-habiting with patient (yes/no), frequency of contact

     

X

    

 Travel time to hospital

     

X

    

Health status

 Medical diagnosis (MDSi)

X

X

        

 Trauma (yes/no); if yes, AISa

X

         

 Mechanical ventilation and circulary support (T0: yes/no, T1: # of days)

X

X

        

 SAPS-2b

X

         

 NEMSc, SOFAd

X

X

        

 Death (yes/no); if yes, date, cause, placee

X

X

X

X

X

     

 Organ donation (yes/no); if yes, organ, surrogate dm)

X

         

 Functional status (Katz ADL/Lawton IADL)e

  

X

X

X

     

 Prior/present psychiatric diagnosis (yes/no)

     

X

    

 Self-perceived health (VAS)

     

 X

X

X

X

X

Care utilization

 Cause of admission

X

         

 Type of admission (expected, unexpected), admitted from

X

         

 Surgery (emergency, planned, none)

X

         

 Previous ICU stays (yes/no)

X

         

 Prior need for informal/ formal care (yes/no)f

X

         

 Length of ICU stay

 

X

        

 Discharge/transfer destination, planned vs. unexpected

 

X

        

 Need for informal/formal care (yes / no); if yes, change, hours/frequency, more/less than before ICU treatment)e

  

X

X

X

     

 Prior/current/new psychological/psychiatric treatment (yes / no)

     

X

X

X

X

X

 Use of prescription drugs

     

X

X

X

X

X

 Current treatment for a chronic condition (yes/no)

     

X

    

 Number of family physician visits/hospitalizations (if yes: related to critical illness yes/no/length of stay)

      

X

X

X

X

 Previous ICU experience (as patient, as family of the patient)

     

X

    

 Family satisfaction with prior care experience (VAS)

     

X

    

 Family satisfaction with care on hospital wards (VAS)

       

X

  

Work situation

 Level of employment, income

     

X

    

 Change in level of employment (yes / no); if yes: related to critical illness yes/no), new income

      

X

X

X

X

 Sick leave/absence from work (if yes: # of (half-)days)

     

X

X

X

X

X

 Presenteeism

      

X

X

X

X

  1. aAbbreviated Injury Scale
  2. bSequential Organ Failure Assessment Score
  3. cNine equivalents of nursing manpower use score
  4. dSimplified Acute Physiology Score
  5. ePatient-related information at T2, T3, T4 obtained from family member
  6. fPatient-related information at T0 obtained from family member