The Recovering Together study protocol: A single-blind RCT to prevent chronic emotional distress in patient-cargiver dyads in the Neuro-ICU.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (Neuro-ICU) with acute neurological illnesses (ANI; e.g., stroke, tumor, TBI) and their informal caregivers experience high rates of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress. To address this need, we previously developed the Recovering Together (RT) dyadic intervention to help prevent chronic emotional distress in both patients and caregivers. Currently, we are conducting a fully-powered, single-blind randomized clinical trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of RT versus an attention matched health education control. Here, we describe the protocol and current status of this RCT.

Methods

We aim to recruit 194 at risk patient-caregiver dyads from the Neuro-ICU at MGH. Eligible dyads include patients dia

SUBMITTER: Vranceanu AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature