Health-Related Quality of Life of COVID-19 Survivors Treated in Intensive Care Unit-Prospective Observational Study.
J Intensive Care Med
; : 8850666231158547, 2023 Feb 20.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2257417
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To investigate the quality of life (QoL) of survivors from severe forms of COVID-19 treated in the ICU.Methods:
In this study, we investigated the QoL of patients with severe COVID-19 treated in the ICU from November 2021 to February 2022. In the study period, 288 patients were treated in ICU and 162 were alive at the time of analysis. Of those, 113 patients were included in this study. QoL was analyzed 4 months after ICU admission using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire administered by telephone.Results:
Of the 162 surviving patients, 46% reported moderate to severe problems in the anxiety/depression domain, 37% had moderate to severe problems in usual activities, and 29% in the mobility domain. Older patients had lower QoL in mobility, self-care and usual activities domains. Female patients had lower QoL in usual activities, while male patients had lower QoL in the self-care domain. Patients who spent longer time on invasive respiratory support and those with longer hospital lengths of stay had lower QoL in all domains.Conclusion:
Severe COVID-19 reduces HRQoL in a significant number of survivors 4 months after ICU admission. Early recognition of patients at increased risk for reduced QoL could lead to early focused rehabilitation and improved QoL of these patients.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Intensive Care Med
Journal subject:
Critical Care
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08850666231158547
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