Stress Management Intervention Effects on Post-ICU Syndrome in Families: Study Protocol

A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial assessing a stress management intervention for family members of ICU patients. The protocol describes a single-center, prospective trial recruiting 56 participants in China, with outcomes measured up to 90 days. The document was authored by Qinqin Li and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the impact of stress management interventions on composite psychological distress scores based on the described primary outcome.
• Modeling longitudinal trajectories of stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms based on the described secondary outcomes.
• Evaluating the relationship between interventions and post-traumatic stress or sleep quality based on the described secondary measures.
• Comparing standard care versus enhanced care groups based on the described randomized controlled trial design.

Strengths

• The protocol is for a randomized controlled trial, a gold-standard study design for causal inference.
• Outcomes are measured across multiple follow-ups up to 90 days, providing longitudinal data points.
• The document is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open sharing and reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a protocol document (18.6 KB DOCX), not the raw trial data; actual data quality and availability are unknown.
• Row count and column-level documentation for the eventual trial data are absent.
• The study is single-center with 56 participants in China, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Qinqin Li via figshare.

Collection Method

Designed as a single-center, prospective, parallel-design randomized controlled trial.

Time Range

The protocol describes follow-up measurements up to 90 days post-intervention.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 11:54:58.

Geography

Data collection is planned at a hospital in China.