Factors affecting health-related quality of life in ICU survivors.

ABSTRACT: This multicenter prospective study investigated factors influencing mid-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors in Korea. Among 2,002 patients, 189 who completed follow-up assessments at 90 days post-discharge were included in the final analysis. HRQoL was measured using the five-level EuroQoL 5-Dimension (EQ-5D-5L) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at 30 and 90 days after discharge. Multivariable regression identified older age, infection as the cause of ICU admission, higher clinical frailty scale (CFS), and baseline HADS scores as independent predictors of lower EQ-5D-5L scores at 90 days. Initial HADS and CFS were also significantly associated with persistent anxiety and depression symptoms. Specific domains of HRQoL, such as

SUBMITTER: Kim KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267613 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature