Publication: Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients
Date
2018
Authors
Siew, Teo Saint
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With increasing cost of intensive care and limited resources, quality of life assessment
post intensive care may provide insight regarding which group of patients will benefit
most for intensive care. The objective of the study wais to determine quality of life 6
months post Intensive Care Unit discharge and its associated factors that affect it in
surgical patient. This was a retrospective prospective observational study conducted in
Intensive Care Unit inof Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia between January 2016 to
December 2016. WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire wasere used in this study. Results
showed that as total of 52 participants were recruited, with mean age 54±19 years old
and slightly more male (55.8%) than female (44.2%) participants. The mean percentage
scores of the four domains (physical, psychological, social, environmental domains)
were above 60%. SubjectsAge above 60 years old revealed lower mean score in all four
domains inof the WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire. F While female gender and SAP
scores more than 29 have lower than mean score in social relationship domain. The
conclusion of this study is that age playsis a significant factor in the reduced quality of
life post ICU discharge in post abdominal surgery patient.
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Abdomen