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Quality of life improves with individualized home-based exercises in critical care survivors
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine : Peer-reviewed, Official Publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing, 2017.
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Abstract
- The Aim of the Study: This study aims to determine the effect of individualized home-based exercise on the quality of life post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge. Subjects: Adult patients invasively mechanically ventilated for more than 48 h in medical ICU. Methodology: Thirty-five patients were enrolled prospectively in this study. They were interviewed to complete short form 36 (SF-36) version 2 questionnaire and were randomly allocated to control and experimental group by block randomization. The experimental group received individualized exercise information sheet and control group was asked to continue routine exercises done during their hospital stay. The experimental group also received a log book and weekly telephonic reminders. Patients were interviewed to complete the SF-36 through the telephone 4 weeks after hospital discharge. Results: Physical and mental components of the quality of life as measured by the SF-36 at the end of 4 weeks after hospital discharge showed a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) in the experimental group. Conclusion: A well-structured individualized exercise program improves the quality of life of critically ill patients after discharge.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Adult patients
Critically ill
business.industry
Significant difference
Critical care rehabilitation
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Short form 36
After discharge
Brief Communication
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
home-based rehabilitation
Home based
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Hospital discharge
Physical therapy
critical illness
Intensive Care Unit survivors
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
short form 36
business
physiotherapy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1998359X and 09725229
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1a1d89e037f6bc68041b23652ac20a6b