Long-term functional disabilities in intensive care unit survivors : A prospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Functional disabilities are common in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and may affect their ability to live independently. Few previous studies have investigated long-term functional outcomes with health status before ICU admission (pre-ICU health), and they are limited to specific patient groups.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of functional disabilities and examine pre-ICU health variables as possible predictive factors of functional disabilities 12 months after ICU admission in a mixed population of ICU survivors.

METHODS: This prospective cohort study was conducted in six ICUs in Norway. Data on pre-ICU health were collected as soon as possible after ICU admission using patients, proxies, and patient electronic health records and at 12 months after ICU admission. Self-reported functional status was assessed using the Katz Index of independence in personal activities of daily living (P-ADL) and the Lawton instrumental activities of daily living scale (I-ADL).

RESULTS: A total of 220 of 343 (64%) ICU survivors with data on pre-ICU health completed the questionnaires at 12 months and reported the following functional disabilities at 12 months: 31 patients (14.4%) reported P-ADL dependencies (new in 16 and persisting in 15), and 80 patients (36.4%) reported I-ADL dependencies (new in 41 and persisting in 39). In a multivariate analysis, worse baseline P-ADL and I-ADL scores were associated with dependencies in P-ADLs (odds ratio [OR]: 1.87; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-3.06) and I-ADLs (OR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.03-2.23), respectively, at 12 months. Patients who were employed were less likely to report I-ADL dependencies at 12 months (OR: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.12-0.95).

CONCLUSION: In a subsample of ICU survivors, patients reported functional disabilities 12 months after ICU admission, which was significantly associated with their pre-ICU functional status. Early screening of pre-ICU functional status may help identify patients at risk of long-term functional disabilities. ICU survivors with pre-ICU functional disabilities may find it difficult to improve their functional status.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses - (2024) vom: 02. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mesina, Renato S [VerfasserIn]
Rustøen, Tone [VerfasserIn]
Hagen, Milada [VerfasserIn]
Laake, Jon Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Hofsø, Kristin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activities of daily living
Critical care
Critical illness
Disability
Functional status
Intensive care unit
Journal Article
Longitudinal studies
Post–intensive care syndrome

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Date Revised 03.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.aucc.2023.11.008

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NLM366626043