ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Quality of Life and Family Support in Critically Ill Patients following ICU Discharge.
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- Effects of psychological intervention on outcomes of critically ill patients and their families: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Quality of Life in Intensive Care Unit Survivors-Family Member Dyads: A Conceptual Framework and Longitudinal Study Protocol.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Development and preliminary validation of the post-intensive care syndrome-family assessment scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Towards optimised nutrition therapy after critical illness: a position statement and research framework by the global research initiative on post-intensive care nutrition (GRIP) consortium.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Review
- Preference for palliative care among low-income advanced cancer patients in Mainland China: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
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- Lessons Learned from the Lived Experiences of COVID-19 ICU Survivors Who are Struggling Through Critical Conditions and Surviving to Champion Life: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Navigating post-ICU care: understanding family members' experiences - a qualitative study.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- The Italian Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit Questionnaire: A Psychometric Evaluation Using the Rasch Model.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFollowing discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU), critically ill patients may present cognitive dysfunction and physical disability.
objectivesTo investigate the quality of life (QoL) of patients following discharge from ICU, physical performance and lung function and to assess the role of support by family members and friends.
methodsThis prospective study was conducted in the University Hospital of Larissa Greece between 2020 and 2021. Patients hospitalized at the ICU for at least 48 h were included and assessed at hospital discharge, at 3 and at 12 months later. The research implements of the study were a dedicated questionnaire and the SF-36 health questionnaire for the appraisal of the QoL. Lung function changes were assessed by spirometry and physical performance by the 6-min walking test (6MWT).
resultsOne hundred and forty-three participants were included in the study. The mean (SD) of the physical and mental health SF-36 scores at hospital discharge, 3 and 12 months were 27.32 (19.59), 40.97 (26.34) and 50.78 (28.26) (
conclusionThis study shows that the quality of life of Greek patients who were discharged from the ICU can be positively affected both by the support they receive from their family environment and friends.
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