Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Post Intensive Care Unit

Evolution and Follow-up of the Quality of Life and Functional Capacity, in Patients Admitted in Ward Room, Post-hospitality in the Intensive Care Unit. Descriptive Study

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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.