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Observational studyQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

Prognostic factors for deterioration of quality of life one year after admission to ICU for severe SARS-COV2 infection.

E Caamano, L Velasco, M V Garcia, J M Asencio, P Piñeiro, J Hortal, I Garutti

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  3. Long‑term physical and mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Italian patients post COVID-19 hospitalisation.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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E CaamanoDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain. estrelacaamano@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-5226
L VelascoDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
M V GarciaDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
J M AsencioDepartment of General Surgery, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
P PiñeiroDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
J HortalDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
I GaruttiDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gregorio Maranon National Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePatients with COVID-19 present long-term symptoms collectively known as "post-COVID syndrome". Long-term manifestations are more frequent in patients requiring admission to Intensive Care Units (ICU), but the risk factors for their development are still unknown. This study explores the quality of life of patients with severe COVID-19 one year after their discharge from ICU.

methodsProspective observational study including 106 patients admitted to the ICU of a tertiary care hospital between March and August 2020. We analysed quality of life using the EuroQol-5D index (EQ-5D). We evaluated as possible risk factors associated with a worse value of the EQ-5D index the medical record, the clinical situation at hospital admission, the clinical situation at ICU admission and evolution in the ICU. As a secondary objective, we explored the presence of other frequent symptoms.

resultsMost patients (55.4%) reported that their quality of life worsened one year after admission. The mean perceived health status, on the EQ-VAS scale (0-100), was 70.4, with a median of 70 (RI 60-90). The median EQ-5D index was 0.91 (RI 0.76-1). The factors independently related to lower quality of life were female sex and duration of mechanical ventilation. Almost all (91%) of the patients had sequelae one year after discharge from the ICU. The most frequent manifestations were neuropsychiatric (71%).

conclusionsCritically ill COVID-19 patients worsen their quality of life more than one year after discharge. Female sex and duration of mechanical ventilation predict a lower quality of life assessed by the EQ-5D index.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMalePrognosisRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2RNA, ViralCOVID-19EuroQol-5DLong-COVIDPost-COVIDQuality of life

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