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Research article summary:
Quality of life of elderly patients after treatment in the ICU.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment on quality of life (QOL) outcomes for critically ill elderly patients 4-6 months after ICU discharge. A mean overall score of 21.4 (SD=6.3) was obtained with the ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Jun
in Journal: Res Nurs Health
(Language : eng)
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1. Res Nurs Health.
2002 Jun;25(3):212-21
Quality of life of elderly patients after treatment in the ICU.
Kleinpell RM, Ferrans CE
Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612-3832, USA.
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment on quality of life (QOL) outcomes for critically ill elderly patients 4-6 months after ICU discharge. A mean overall score of 21.4 (SD=6.3) was obtained with the Quality of Life Index (Ferrans & Powers, 1985), indicating that all the ICU survivors in the sample (N=164) reported good QOL and were satisfied with areas of life that were important to them. Greater social support, better perceived health status, fewer days of hospitalization, and a hospital readmission since discharge were associated with higher QOL (R2=.51). This sample of elderly ICU survivors maintained a good QOL after their critical illness regardless of age.
PMID : 12015783 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Ruth M | Kleinpell | RM |
| Carol E | Ferrans | CE |
Affiliation: Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612-3832, USA.
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Category links from this article:- APACHE
- Age Factors
- Aged - psychology
- Aged, 80 and over
- Analysis of Variance
- Female
- Geriatric Assessment
- Health Status
- Humans
- Intensive Care - psychology, standards
- Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Psychological
- Needs Assessment
- Nursing Methodology Research
- Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
- Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
- Patient Satisfaction
- Quality of Life
- Questionnaires
- Retrospective Studies
- Sickness Impact Profile
- Social Support
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