Post-intensive care syndrome in survivors from critical illness including COVID-19 patients: a narrative review

CS Vrettou, V Mantziou, AG Vassiliou, SE Orfanos… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current achievements in medical science and technological advancements in intensive care
medicine have allowed better support of critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) …

Effect of intensive care unit diary on incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression of adult intensive care unit survivors: A systematic review and …

X Sun, D Huang, F Zeng, Q Ye, H Xiao… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To systematically evaluate the effect of intensive care unit diary psychotherapy on the
incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression after discharge from …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with mental health outcomes after COVID-19: A 24-month follow-up longitudinal study

HF Guillen-Burgos, JF Galvez-Florez… - General Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Investigate the proportion of mental health outcomes (MHOs) and associated
factors in COVID-19 survivors during a 24-month follow-up period. Method An observational …

An Italian consensus on pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients recovering from acute respiratory failure: results of a Delphi process

M Vitacca, M Lazzeri, E Guffanti, P Frigerio… - Monaldi Archives for …, 2020 - publicatt.unicatt.it
There is a need of consensus about the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients with
COVID-19 after discharge from acute care. To facilitate the knowledge of the evidence and …

Surviving severe COVID‐19: Interviews with patients, informal carers and health professionals

AC Gonçalves, A Williams, C Koulouglioti… - Nursing in critical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has been associated with an unprecedented number
of critical care survivors. Their experiences through illness and recovery are likely to be …

Physical function and mental health trajectories in COVID-19 patients following invasive mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study

H Yamamoto, S Tanaka, D Kasugai, M Shimizu… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
This prospective observational cohort study was performed to investigate the physical
function and mental health trajectories of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

The impact of unexpected intensive care unit admission after cancer surgery on long-term symptom burden among older adults: a population-based longitudinal …

BW Tillmann, J Hallet, R Sutradhar, MP Guttman… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Older adults are at high-risk for a post-operative intensive care unit (ICU)
admission, yet little is known about the impact of these admissions on quality of life. The …

Development and validation of a prediction model for persistent functional impairment among older ICU survivors

LE Ferrante, TE Murphy… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Critical illness often leads to persistent functional impairment among older
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors. Identification of high‐risk survivors prior to discharge …

Quality of life, depression, and anxiety in survivors of critical illness from a Greek ICU. A prospective observational study

CS Vrettou, V Mantziou, I Ilias, AG Vassiliou… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
The physical and psychological consequences of critical illness may affect intensive care
unit survivors for up to five years, and hence, health-related quality of life has emerged as an …

Positive appraisal of caregiving for intensive care unit survivors: a qualitative secondary analysis

JA Tate, JY Choi - American Journal of Critical Care, 2020 - AACN
Background More than half of intensive care unit survivors require assistance from family
caregivers after discharge. Caregiving is associated with negative consequences including …