Medical Anthropology and Migrants in Precarious Situations, Cared for in Intensive and Post-intensive Care Units
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anthropology, Immigrant, Intensive Care (ICU), Precariousness. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Analyze the experience (perception, interpretation and incorporation - embodiment) that migrant people with low socio-economic status/precarity have of their own health conditions for which they have come to be hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Post-Resuscitation Rehabilitation Care (PRRC).
Primary outcome measures
- Exploration of the lived experience and perceptions of health and critical care among socio-economically vulnerable migrant patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) and post-ICU rehabilitation units (SRPR), assessed through semi-structured int [Time frame: 2 hours]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
For patients:
Male and female migrants (born outside of France and its territories, regardless of date of arrival, length of residence, or acquired nationality)
Aged 18 years or older
Living in or transiting through France
With or without residence permits or legal documentation
Hospitalized in ICUs and receiving care in post-ICU rehabilitation units (SRPR)
Providing consent to participate in the study
Having good proficiency in French, Spanish, or Italian, or, if not, benefiting from professional interpretation (ISM) or cultural mediation ensuring effective communication
Having a psychological and neurological state compatible with providing informed consent and taking part in an interview
For healthcare professionals and associative actors:
Being a healthcare, social work, or associative professional
Involved in the medical, psycho-social, and/or legal support and care of migrant patients admitted to ICUs and SRPR
Providing consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
For patients:
Being born in France
Being a minor (<18 years old)
Being under guardianship or curatorship
Having a neurological state incompatible with providing informed consent and taking part in an interview
For healthcare professionals and associative actors:
Not being involved in the care of migrant patients admitted to ICUs and SRPR
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis — Saint-Denis
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07204626 · 0110_REANIMATION