Descriptions and Practices of Family Engagement in Emergency Care Setting

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Conditions studied: Emergency Care

In brief

The purpose of this study is to explore and describe nurses' perceptions of their levels and practices of family engagement in Emergency Departments and the experiences of family members in delivery of Emergency Department care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07739576

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

70

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Nurses: Registered professional nurses, including those with a diploma, associate's degree, and baccalaureate degrees, who are in charge of the plan of care for the ED patient.
• Nurses who have been working in that particular ED environment for at least 6 months.
• Nurses involved in providing direct patient care (not managers).
• Nurses who are employed by the institution of the research study, not agency staff.
• Family Members: a family member who expressed a sense of belonging to a patient admitted to the ED, or a person that a communicating patient had defined as family or being significant to the patient.
• Family members who are present with a patient who is being seen in the ED for acute or chronic illness (1 family member to participate per patient).
• Age 18 years or older
• Able to speak and read in English (for the United States sample)

You may not qualify if…

• Nurses not caring for patients in the ED
• Family members who are not present in the ED with the patient.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato Emergency Department — Mankato, Minnesota, United States
• Mayo Clinic Emergency Department — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Southwestern Vermont Medical Center — Bennington, Vermont, United States

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