A systematic review finds limited data on measurement properties of instruments measuring outcomes in adult intensive care unit survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

There is a growing number of studies evaluating the physical, cognitive, mental health, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes of adults surviving critical illness. However, there is little consensus on the most appropriate instruments to measure these outcomes. To inform the development of such consensus, we conducted a systematic review of the performance characteristics of instruments measuring physical, cognitive, mental health, and HRQOL outcomes in adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivors.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and The Cochrane Library in March 2015. We also conducted manual searches of reference lists of eligible studies and relevant review articles

SUBMITTER: Robinson KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5325798 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature