… and 2009 and assessed quality of life ≥12 months after intensive care unit discharge by
means … , EuroQol-5D, and/or the Nottingham Health Profile in adult intensive care unit patients. …

… and 12 months after intensive care admission for surviving patients … intensive care discharge
had lower quality of life scores than did survivors (all p < 0.01). Poor premorbid quality of life …

… prior to admission would be necessary to attribute observed changes in quality of life to
intensive care, this was not the major goal of the study reported here. Rather, the major objective …

… Data on quality of life beyond 2 years after intensive care discharge are limited and we …
was to quantify quality of life and health utilities in the 5 years after intensive care discharge. …

… quality of life of patients discharged from intensive care. We systematically reviewed validated
measures of quality of life … of quality of life, measured after discharge from intensive care. …

… The outcome of intensive care is usually measured as the ICU … of daily activities after
intensive care. Assessment of QOL is … , or a better or similar quality of life to a person of the same …

… in health-related quality of life QOL) in medical intensive care patients. Design and setting:
Prospective comparison of QOL before and 6 months after intensive care unit ICU) admission …

… the health related quality of life of intensive care patients with … 16 months after discharge from
an intensive care unit (ICU) and to … and psychosocial health and quality of life (QOL) scales. …

… Predicting whether a critically ill patient will survive intensive care treatment remains difficult…
benefit from intensive care unit (ICU) treatment are evident. Providing critical care treatment …

… Quality of life has therefore been recognized as an important aspect of outcome in intensive
care [3]. To assess the effects of critical illness and intensive care treatment on quality of life …