Incidence and Risk Factors of Worsened Activities of Daily Living Status Three Months after Intensive Care Unit Discharge among Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Kyohei MiyamotoMami ShibataNozomu ShimaTsuyoshi NakashimaRikako TanakaKeita NakamotoYuriko ImanakaSeiya KatoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Almost half of the critically ill adult patients in this cohort had worsened ADL status after ICU discharge. Older age, high burden of chronic illness, and longer duration of mechanical ventilation were risk factors for worsened ADL status.