ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Quality of Life of Sepsis Survivors*
Authors' conclusion
HRQOL of sepsis survivors was significantly lower than that of nonsepsis survivors. ADL and stress influenced HRQOL.
Study context
- Population
- ICU survivors with and without sepsis at a university hospital in the greater Tokyo area, Japan
- Participants
- 41 vs 40
- Exposure
- Sepsis vs nonsepsis survivors
- Sepsisn = 41
- Nonsepsisn = 40reference
- Outcome
- Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
- Follow-up
- ICU discharge, hospital discharge and 1 month after discharge
Methodological detailsquantitative comparative design, single-centre
- Quantitative comparative design
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
HRQOL · ICU discharge and hospital discharge
- Significantly lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the sepsis group vs the nonsepsis group at ICU discharge and hospital discharge
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors affecting HRQOL
- At ICU discharge, stress and spirituality affected HRQOL in the nonsepsis group
- At discharge, stress and spirituality affected HRQOL in both groups
- 1 month after discharge, activities of daily living (ADL), stress and spirituality affected HRQOL in both groups
Change in HRQOL over time (sepsis group)
- HRQOL at ICU discharge significantly lower than at discharge and 1 month after discharge
- No group × time interaction for HRQOL (two-way ANOVA)
Original publication
Quality of Life of Sepsis Survivors*. Crit Care Med. Published 14 June 2023. doi:10.
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