Health-related quality of life after surviving intensive care for COVID-19: a prospective multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT: In survivors of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incomplete mental and physical recovery may considerably impact daily activities and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL can be evaluated with the RAND-36 questionnaire, a multidimensional instrument that assesses physical and mental aspects of health in eight dimensions. The objective was to investigate HRQoL in intensive care patients previously treated for COVID-19 at three Nordic university hospitals, in a prospective multi-center cohort study. HRQoL was measured using RAND-36, 3-9 months after discharge from intensive care units (ICU). One hospital performed a second follow-up 12 months after discharge. A score under the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval in the reference cohorts was considered as significant

SUBMITTER: Halvorsen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10590404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature