image: Health-related quality of life in R- and NR-group at baseline, three, six, and twelve months after admission, with visual indication of healthy reference value per domain of the RAND-36 questionnaire (abbreviations: PF, Physical Functioning; SF, Social Functioning; RP, Role Physical; RE, Role Emotional; MH, Mental Health; VT, Vitality; BP, Bodily Pain; GH, General Health perception; HC, Health Change). view more
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55% of ICU survivors are not fully recovered a year after admission, with significant health-related quality of life impairment, in Dutch study
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273348
Article Title: Long-term health-related quality of life, healthcare utilisation and back-to-work activities in intensive care unit survivors: Prospective confirmatory study from the Frisian aftercare cohort
Author Countries: The Netherlands
Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Long-term health-related quality of life, healthcare utilisation and back-to-work activities in intensive care unit survivors: Prospective confirmatory study from the Frisian aftercare cohort
Article Publication Date
7-Sep-2022
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