ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Digital health literacy of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors: A prospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Digital health literacy scores were moderate for all ICU survivor participants, with higher scores reported in survivors with the rural-residing characteristic.
Study context
- Population
- Adult ICU patients admitted >48 h, surveyed 4 weeks post-discharge
- Participants
- 60 patients
- Exposure
- Older adult vs rural-residing vs culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) ICU survivors
- Older adultn = 23
- Rural-residingn = 21
- CALDn = 13
- Outcome
- Digital Health Readiness Questionnaire (DHRQ) general score (higher = higher literacy)
- Follow-up
- 4-weeks post-discharge
Methodological detailsmulti-site, observational, consecutive sampling
- Multi-site
- Observational
- Consecutive sampling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
DHRQ general score
Rural-residing
60
median · IQR 53–65
Older adult
45
median · IQR 26–54
CALD
41
median · IQR 25–48
- Whole cohort median (Q1-Q3)
- 56 (43-63)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Digital Health Readiness Questionnaire (DHRQ) digital usage domain score
- Whole cohort median (Q1-Q3)
- 15 (12-16)
- Highest in rural-residing vs older adult and CALD (12 (9-15))
Original publication
Digital health literacy of ICU survivors: A prospective cohort study. J Crit Care. Published 6 October 2025. doi:10.
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