PRACTICE: Development of a Core Outcome Set for Trials of Physical Rehabilitation in Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Findings from individual trials of physical rehabilitation interventions in critically ill adults have limited potential for meta-analysis and informing clinical decision-making because of the heterogeneity in selection and reporting of outcomes used for evaluation. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine a core outcome set (COS) for use in all future trials evaluating physical rehabilitation interventions delivered across the critical illness continuum of recovery. Methods: An international, two-round, online, modified Delphi consensus process, following recommended standards, was conducted. Participants (N = 329) comprised three stakeholder groups-researchers, n = 58 (18%); clinicians, n = 247 (75%); and patients and c

SUBMITTER: Connolly BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature