Patient Diaries Are we using them? Diary used 36% No diary 64% A. Chary S. Ison C. MacFie Integrated Critical Care Unit Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust Background Critical illness is psychologically challenging. Many patients experience poor quality of life after discharge. A diary can assist recovery by filling memory gaps. Audit Methods Objective Assess and increase diary use Duration 14 days per cycle Recruitment Cycle 1: n=25; Cycle 2: n=17 Inclusion Over 72 hours ICCU admission Outcome Utilisation of patient diary Results No diary 64% Diary used 36% What do patients think? “It helped me make sense of my hallucinations during my illness” “I would have appreciated a patient diary to jog my memory” “It has really helped my wife to come to terms with my ITU stay” Interventions Conclusions Continue ICCU Staff education Safety huddle messages Audit of patient satisfaction Re-audit in November 2018 User friendly guidelines Multi disciplinary education Milestone photographs Formation of Patient Diary Team