172 family members were eligible, and 100 (60.2%) family members were randomized; among them, 88 underwent semi-structured interviews at ICU discharge and 86 completed the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ) at ICU discharge then the Hospital Anxiety Depression Questionnaire and the Impact of Event Scale (for posttraumatic stress-related symptoms) 3 months later.
The sample identification numbers of panel members were randomized using PROC PLAN in SAS, and the order of panel members within each run was randomized.
Fifty-seven patients diagnosed with major depression and undergoing its maintenance treatment, and their primary family members were randomized to treatment as usual (TAU) only or to TAU plus family psychoeducation, which consisted of four 2-hour multiple-family sessions consisting of didactic lectures about depression (30 minutes) and group discussion and problem solving (60 90 minutes).
In all, 2,100 Aetna members will be randomized 1 1 to either immediate or delayed monitoring, in which a wearable patch will capture a single-lead electrocardiogram during the first and last 2 weeks of a 4-month period beginning immediately or 4 months after enrollment, respectively.
Members were not randomized into an intervention or control group.
Results Of the 172 eligible family members, 100 (60.2 %) were randomized; among them, 88 underwent semi-structured interviews at ICU discharge and 86 completed the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire at ICU discharge and the Impact of Event Scale and Anxiety Depression Questionnaire 3 months later.
Randomizing members into PPNO or usual care was both inconsistent with the quality improvement nature of this initiative and would have reduced our ability to make statistical inferences, given the small population that progressed from stage 3a to a later stage of CKD.
Members of this cohort were randomized to verum acupuncture (n = 109) or sham acupuncture (n = 106).
Our pilot study is the first of its kind to successfully recruit caregivers for a family member with dementia to a randomized controlled pilot study of mindfulness-based stress reduction.
A member of our research team (HCWdeV) randomized the OP's, using a series of random numbers.
