Study protocol: development and pilot testing of the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for families (CPOT-Fam).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often have limited ability to communicate making it more difficult to identify and effectively treat their pain. Family caregivers or close friends of critically ill patients may be able to identify signs of pain before the clinical care team and could potentially assist in routine pain assessments. This study will adapt the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) for use by family members to create the CPOT-Fam and compare family CPOT-Fam assessments with nurse-provided CPOT assessments for a given patient.

Methods

This study will be executed in two phases: 1) Development of the CPOT-Fam - A working group of patient partners, ICU clinicians, and researchers will adapt the CPOT for use by family caregivers (creating the

SUBMITTER: Shahid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature