Effect of a Primary Care Management Intervention on Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Sepsis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Survivors of sepsis face long-term sequelae that diminish health-related quality of life and result in increased care needs in the primary care setting, such as medication, physiotherapy, or mental health care.

Objective

To examine if a primary care-based intervention improves mental health-related quality of life.

Design, setting, and participants

Randomized clinical trial conducted between February 2011 and December 2014, enrolling 291 patients 18 years or older who survived sepsis (including septic shock), recruited from 9 intensive care units (ICUs) across Germany.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to usual care (n = 143) or to a 12-month intervention (n = 148). Usual care was provided by their primary care physician (PCP) and included p

SUBMITTER: Schmidt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5122319 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature