Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Post Intensive Care Unit
- Conditions
- Post-intensive Care Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT05149430
- Lead Sponsor
- Sanatorio Anchorena San Martin
- Brief Summary
BACKGROUND. Staying in an intensive care unit can lead to physical and cognitive complications and post-traumatic stress. Currently, the aim is to find out the level of quality of life, functional capacity and cognitive status post intensive care unit. Describe the evolution of the quality of life, functional capacity and cognitive status of a cohort of patients admitted to the ward room after discharge from the intensive care unit, with subsequent follow-up at 3, 6 and 12 months of his discharge.
METHODS. Prospective, observational, analytical cohort study. Subjects over 18 years of age with at least 48 hours of confinement in a closed area were included. Demographic variables, quality of life, functional capacity and cognitive status were recorded. A telephone follow-up was carried out three, six and twelve months after institutional discharge. For the evaluation of the primary variables, Euroqol 5d-5L (Eq5d - Eq5d-VAS), Barthel Index and Fototest were used.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 101
- All patients over 18 years old
- At least 48 hours in the ICU
- Who subsequently entered the Clinical Ward Room
- Who signed the informed consent
- Those patients who received invasive mechanical ventilation in the last 6 months
- Who had been admitted to an ICU in the last 6 months
- Patients who cannot answer the questionnaires on their own or who do not have relatives to answer them
- Patients with progressive degenerative neurological pathology.
- Patients diagnosed with cancer with a life expectancy of less than 12 months according to the criteria of the oncologist.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life 2019 - 2020 It is the perception that an individual has of his place in existence, in the context of the culture and the value system in which he lives. This aspect was evaluated using the EuroQol Group EQ-5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L) tool.
Functional capacity 2019 - 2020 Functional capacity refers to the capability of performing tasks and activities that people find necessary or desirable in their lives. It was assessed using the Barthel Index (IB) tool.
Cognitive status 2019 - 2020 Cognitive impairment is when a person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their everyday life.. It was evaluated by Fototest, it is a cognitive test, which includes several domains, language (denomination), executive tasks (verbal fluency) and episodic memory either free or facilitated by keys.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Matias Bertozzi
🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina