ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Association Between Restricting Symptoms and Disability After Critical Illness Among Older Adults
Authors' conclusion
In this longitudinal cohort of community-living older adults, symptoms restricting activity were independently associated with increased disability after ICU hospitalization.
Study context
- Population
- Community-living adults ≥ 70 years discharged alive after ICU hospitalization, South Central Connecticut, US, 1998–2018
- Participants
- 202 adults · 251 ICU admissions
- Exposure
- Post-ICU restricting symptoms
- Outcome
- Number of disabilities (activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, mobility)
- Follow-up
- 6 months following ICU hospitalization
Methodological detailsmultivariable Poisson regression, monthly interviews
- Multivariable Poisson regression
- Monthly interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Number of disabilities
Adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)
Each unit increase in number of restricting symptoms5% increase in number of disabilities
1.05(1.04–1.06)
≥ 2 symptoms vs < 2 symptoms29% greater number of disabilities
1.29(1.22–1.36)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Association Between Restricting Symptoms and Disability After Critical Illness Among Older Adults. Crit Care Med. Published 18 September 2024. doi:10.
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