Self-reported symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients: a prospective observational multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence, intensity and distress of five symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to investigate possible predictive factors associated with symptom intensity.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study of ICU patients. A symptom questionnaire (i.e., Patient Symptom Survey) was used to describe the prevalence, intensity and distress of pain, thirst, anxiousness, tiredness, and shortness of breath over seven ICU days. Associations between symptom intensity and possible predictive factors were assessed using the general estimating equation (GEE) model.

Results

Out of 603 eligible patients, 353 (Sample 2) were included in the present study. On the first ICU day, 195 patients (Sample 1) reported thirst as th

SUBMITTER: Saltnes-Lillegard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10622338 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature