Health-related quality of life and posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome
Critical Care MedicinePublished 1 April 1998
Gustav Schelling, Christian Stoll, Mathias Haller, Josef Briegel, W. Manert, Theresia Hummel
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Survivors of ARDS showed statistically significant impairments in all eight health dimensions of the SF-36 when compared with normal controls, and patients reporting multiple adverse experiences described the lowest health-related quality of life.
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Long-term survivors of ARDS describe a good overall health-related quality of life. Major impairments in mental health domains of health-related quality of life are associated with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder and are a possible result of traumatic experiences during ICU therapy.
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