Abstract
Recovery after intensive care is prolonged; health-related quality of life takes time to return to pre-ICU levels, and is worse than general population norms. Individual quality of life seems less related to physical health and more to intrinsic well-being with family and social activities rated more highly than health. Nonetheless both approaches are related and assessing health- related and individual quality of life after intensive care can improve our understanding of recovery from and inform care after intensive care
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 24-29 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Care of the Critically Ill |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Critical illness
- Quality of life
- Recovery
- Intensive care
- Literature review