ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Health Expectations and Quality of Life After Acute Respiratory Failure: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
Fulfillment of health expectations is associated with better QoL after ARF
Study context
- Population
- Adult survivors of acute respiratory failure managed in ICUs at five academic medical centres
- Exposure
- Met vs unmet health expectations
- Outcome
- WHOQOL-BREF domain scores (range 0-100)
- Follow-up
- 6 months after discharge
Methodological detailsmulticentre, consecutive enrolment
- Multicentre
- Consecutive enrolment
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
WHOQOL-BREF domain scores
- Physical health; IQR 12-15
- estimated difference in scores (median) 19; P < 0.001
- Psychological health; IQR 6-18
- estimated difference in scores (median) 12; P < 0.001
- Social relationships; IQR 0-13
- estimated difference in scores (median) 6; P = 0.02
- Environmental health; IQR 6-13
- estimated difference in scores (median) 12; P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
WHOQOL-BREF domain scores (multivariate regression)
- Difference between expected and perceived health remained significantly associated with the physical health domain score
Original publication
Health Expectations and Quality of Life After Acute Respiratory Failure: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Chest. Published 19 January 2023. doi:10.
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