Intensive Care Syndrome: Promoting Independence and Return to Employment (InS:PIRE). Early evaluation of a complex intervention.

Joanne Michelle McPeakeMartin ShawTheodore J IwashynaMalcolm DanielHelen DevineLyndsey JarvieJohn KinsellaPamela MacTavishTara Quasim

Published in: PloS one (2017)

This historical control study suggests that a complex intervention may improve quality of life and self-efficacy in survivors of ICU. A larger, multi-centre study is needed to investigate this intervention further.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
intensive care unit
young adults
mechanical ventilation