ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

Non-pharmacological interventions for self-management of fatigue in adults: An umbrella review of potential interventions to support patients recovering from critical illness

J Crit CarePublished Umbrella review of systematic reviews

Authors' conclusion

Self-management can be effective at reducing fatigue symptoms and improving quality of life for physical conditions and has clear potential for supporting people with fatigue after critical illness

Study context

Population
Adults with fatigue caused by physical conditions (cancer, post-viral fatigue, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)); relevance to fatigue after critical illness
Participants
10 systematic reviews
Outcome
Effectiveness of self-management interventions for fatigue
Methodological detailsnarrative synthesis, JBI critical appraisal
  • Narrative synthesis
  • JBI critical appraisal

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Reviews on cancer

8

Reviews on post-viral fatigue

1

Reviews on SLE

1

Original publication

Non-pharmacological interventions for self-management of fatigue in adults: An umbrella review of potential interventions to support patients recovering from critical illness. J Crit Care. Published 23 February 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154279

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