Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Pre-existing disease: the most important factor for health related quality of life long-term after critical illness: a prospective, longitudinal, multicentre trial. | Orwelius et al. Critical Care 2010 14 R67 http content 14 2 R67 c CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH Open Access Pre-existing disease the most important factor for health related quality of life long-term after critical illness a prospective longitudinal multicentre trial I mtti C irtA olii n Andorc Mr it Hli mH2 Dofor Mr it Hli mrl3 P 3 sim ìncc ìn3 RiirLtniin4 AfiiHcirc loIccrMO5 Lotti orwelius Anders INUIUIUIIU Peter INUIUIUIIU Eva Simonsson Call Ddlkrndn Anders Samuelsson Folke Sjoberg6 Abstract Introduction The aim of the present multicenter study was to assess long term 36 months health related quality of life in patients after critical illness compare ICU survivors health related quality of life to that of the general population and examine the impact of pre-existing disease and factors related to ICU care on health related quality of life. Methods Prospective longitudinal multicentre trial in three combined medical and surgical intensive care units of one university and two general hospitals in Sweden. Dy mailed questionnaires health related quality of life was assessed at 6 12 24 and 36 months after the stay in ICU by EQ-5D and SF-36 and information of pre-existing disease was collected at the 6 months measure. ICU related factors were obtained from the local ICU database. Comorbidity and health related quality of life EQ-5D SF-36 was examined in the reference group. Among the 5306 patients admitted 1663 were considered eligible 24 hrs in the intensive care unit and age 18 yrs and alive 6 months after discharge . At the 6 month measure 980 59 patients answered the questionnaire. Of these 739 75 also answered at 12 month 595 61 at 24 month and 478 47 answered at the 36 month measure. As reference group a random sample n 6093 of people from the uptake area of the hospitals were used in which concurrent disease was assessed and adjusted for. Results Only small improvements were recorded in health related quality of life up to 36 months after ICU admission. .
