Doig, ChristopherSolverson, Kevin2013-04-042013-06-152013-04-042013Solverson, K. (2013). Long-term health related recovery and outcomes in survivors of intensive care (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26784http://hdl.handle.net/11023/586Our objective was to create a follow-up clinic for survivors of critical illness in order to examine objective physical functioning, mental health and sleep quality and relate these findings to health related quality of life (HRQL) and ICU risk factors. 56 patients were evaluated at 2 months post hospital discharge and 19 patients at 4 months. At 2 months post hospital discharge we found that: Patients had reduced muscle strength and physical functioning and neither were association with ICU risk factors; Reduced muscle strength was correlated with poor physical functioning; Patients’ HRQL was associated with decreased physical functioning; Anxiety was common and found to correlate with poor HRQL and physical functioning; Objective sleep quality was poor and predicted by increased severity of critical illness. Long-term physical and mental morbidity is common in critical illness survivors and impacts HRQL. ICU follow-up clinics should be considered in all survivors of critical illness.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Epidemiologycritical illnessMuscle weaknesshealth related quality of lifephysical functionmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/26784