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Result of an Intervention for the Group of Physicians Responsible for Providing Information on the Satisfaction of the Relatives of Patients Hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Training for Communication and Quality of Life. Completed, enrolled 245 participants.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess whether a formal training strategy using an interview PACIENTE may improve physician's skills and quality of communication with family members at the ICU.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The final training was provided to a group of 34 residents --from internal medicine, anesthesiology, gynecology, and intensive care-- in charge of giving information to the patient's family members in the ICU. They were trained in the semi-structured interview PACIENTE (Present oneself and greet, Attend and listen, Call diagnosis, Inform treatment, Expose prognosis, Name introductory phrases to bad news, Take time to provide empathetic comfort, Explain an action plan involving the family) conjointly while participating in simulated difficult clinical cases with family members-actors. Four training programs were performed from February to September 2014.