Patients' experiences of cognitive impairment following critical illness: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Critical illness and admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) can affect patients for months or years following discharge as many suffer from cognitive impairment. Long-term cognitive impairment affects patients' quality of life and ability to adapt to everyday life. Exploring their experiences on how and which cognitive impairments are affecting their everyday lives facilitates planning of relevant research on interventions that may serve to alleviate the burden of post-ICU cognitive impairment. The objective of this scoping review is to map the existing research on patients' experiences of cognitive impairment following critical illness.

Methods and analysis

The methodology will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews. The databases

SUBMITTER: Alro AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature