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Article

Quality of Life, Family Support, Spirometry, and 6-Minute Walking Distance Differences between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients in One Year Following Hospital Discharge

by
Konstantina Avgeri
,
Konstantinos Mantzarlis
*,
Effrosyni Gerovasileiou
,
Konstantina Deskata
,
Maria Chatzi
,
George Fotakopoulos
,
Markos Sgantzos
,
Vasiliki Tsolaki
,
Epaminondas Zakynthinos
and
Demosthenes Makris
Medical Deparment, University of Thessaly, 41336 Larissa, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(10), 996; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12100996
Submission received: 2 April 2024 / Revised: 7 May 2024 / Accepted: 8 May 2024 / Published: 13 May 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
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Background: Critically ill patients after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge may present disability in their cognitive and physical functions. Objectives: To investigate the quality of life (QoL) of both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients following ICU discharge, lung function, and physical performance of participants. Methods: This study was prospective and conducted between 2020 and 2021 in the “X” hospital. If patients were Mechanically-Ventilated (MV) > 48 h, they were included. Results: Fifty COVID-19 and seventy-two non-COVID-19 participants were included in this study. The mean (SD) of the total SF-36 scores at COVID-19 patients at hospital discharge and 3 and 12 months were 46.5 (14.5), 68.6 (17.8), and 82.3 (8.9) (p < 0.05), while non-COVID-19 participants were 48.5 (12.1), 72.2 (9.9), and 82.7 (5.4) (p < 0.05). The forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) were assessed at 3 and 12 months and significantly improved over 12 months. Conclusion: The QoL of COVID-19 patients improved significantly over time as FEV1 and 6MWD.
Keywords: ICU; patients’ support; family support; quality of life; critical care; COVID-19 ICU; patients’ support; family support; quality of life; critical care; COVID-19

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Avgeri, K.; Mantzarlis, K.; Gerovasileiou, E.; Deskata, K.; Chatzi, M.; Fotakopoulos, G.; Sgantzos, M.; Tsolaki, V.; Zakynthinos, E.; Makris, D. Quality of Life, Family Support, Spirometry, and 6-Minute Walking Distance Differences between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients in One Year Following Hospital Discharge. Healthcare 2024, 12, 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12100996

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Avgeri K, Mantzarlis K, Gerovasileiou E, Deskata K, Chatzi M, Fotakopoulos G, Sgantzos M, Tsolaki V, Zakynthinos E, Makris D. Quality of Life, Family Support, Spirometry, and 6-Minute Walking Distance Differences between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients in One Year Following Hospital Discharge. Healthcare. 2024; 12(10):996. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12100996

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Avgeri, Konstantina, Konstantinos Mantzarlis, Effrosyni Gerovasileiou, Konstantina Deskata, Maria Chatzi, George Fotakopoulos, Markos Sgantzos, Vasiliki Tsolaki, Epaminondas Zakynthinos, and Demosthenes Makris. 2024. "Quality of Life, Family Support, Spirometry, and 6-Minute Walking Distance Differences between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients in One Year Following Hospital Discharge" Healthcare 12, no. 10: 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12100996

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Avgeri, K., Mantzarlis, K., Gerovasileiou, E., Deskata, K., Chatzi, M., Fotakopoulos, G., Sgantzos, M., Tsolaki, V., Zakynthinos, E., & Makris, D. (2024). Quality of Life, Family Support, Spirometry, and 6-Minute Walking Distance Differences between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Patients in One Year Following Hospital Discharge. Healthcare, 12(10), 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12100996

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