Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Parents and Children After Discharge From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PTSD)

Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers were included in the study.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Parents; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Children, Only
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: survey application

Detailed Description

Background: If disorders that occur immediately after a trauma are not treated, they may become chronic and turn into severe health problems.

Objectives: This study was conducted with children who had spent time in an intensive care unit and their parents to examine the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in both children and parents.

Methods: The research was carried out in the intensive care unit of a children's hospital in Turkey. Children between the ages of 8-12 who had spent time in the PICU over the period January 1 - March 1, 2019, who had been discharged from the PICU or transferred into another unit during this time, and who met the research criteria were included in the study. Between these dates, the total number of children discharged from intensive care or transferred into another unit was 166. Of these children, 138 were between the ages of 8-12. During this period, three children who died, two children whose general condition meant they were unable to participate in the study, and 23 children for whom parental consent could not be obtained were excluded from the study. The study was ultimately completed with 110 children. In addition, the parents of the children in the sample group (98 mothers and 80 fathers) who were alive, reachable, and who agreed to participate were included in the study.

Results: A total of 110 children, 98 mothers and 80 fathers who agreed to participate in the study, met the sample selection criteria, and were available throughout were included in the study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Mamak
    • Ankara, Mamak, Turkey, 06100
      • Aysegul

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 12 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

In the power analysis conducted using the G*power 3.0.10 program and an alpha=0.05 margin of error, the power of the study was 85% for 110 children, 93.3% for the 98 mothers and 81.5% for the 80 fathers.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The child was between 8-12 years old,
• The child had an accompanying adult present,
• The child was conscious and/or able to communicate verbally,
• The child did not have any intellectual disability,
• There were no challenges in communicating with the family and/or the child (i.e., they spoke Turkish, were able to communicate),
• The child's stay at the PICU was no longer than 29 days,
• The child and their family volunteered to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• All participants who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Other

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale	post traumatic stress disorder scale applied to children	on day 0-3 of discharge
application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale	post traumatic stress disorder scale applied to parents	on day 0-3 of discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale	post traumatic stress disorder scale applied to children	on day 30-40 of discharge

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
application of the post-traumatic stress disorder scale	post traumatic stress disorder scale applied to parents	on day 30-40 of discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: ayşegül karaca, aysegulkaraca_88@hotmail.com

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 23, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): January 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 11, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 23, 2021
• Last Verified: December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: child, intensive care, parent, PTSD
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Other Study ID Numbers: Study1; Ayfer Açıkgöz (Other Identifier: Eskisehir OU)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Cannot be shared because it is in the publishing phase.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No