When Distance is an Act of Love: Exploring the use of Video Diaries for Family Members of Intensive Care Patients.
- Funded by British Academy
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Grant number: COV19\201403
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$12,721.51Funder
British AcademyPrincipal Investigator
PendingResearch Location
United KingdomLead Research Institution
University of Edinburgh, School of Health in Social ScienceResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience
Research Subcategory
Approaches to public health interventions
Special Interest Tags
Digital Health
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Other
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Due to Covid-19, intensive care (ICU) patients are not allowed visitors or have severely restricted visiting at the end of life. Most ICU patients are unconscious or extremely weak and cannot speak on a phone or video call to their family. Before these visiting restrictions, family members of ICU patients were already known to suffer significant psychological distress and now face increased distress as they are unable to visit. NHS Scotland are introducing video diaries as an emergency measure to try to support communication with families and reduce distress. The diaries may have a positive impact but there is a risk they could also have negative effects. We will explore staff and family members' experiences of using video diaries and test out using measures of distress and psychological well-being of family members. We can then make some initial recommendations and plan a larger subsequent study to test effect.