Key Components of ICU Recovery Programs: What Did Patients Report Provided Benefit?

Joanne McPeake, Leanne M. Boehm, Elizabeth Hibbert, Rita N. Bakhru, Anthony J. Bastin, Brad W. Butcher, Tammy L. Eaton, Wendy Harris, Aluko A. Hope, James Jackson, Annie Johnson, Janet A. Kloos, Karen A. Korzick, Pamela MacTavish, Joel Meyer, Ashley Montgomery-Yates, Tara Quasim, Andrew Slack, Dorothy Wade, Mary StillGiora Netzer, Ramona O. Hopkins, Mark E. Mikkelsen, Theodore J. Iwashyna, Kimberley J. Haines, Carla M. Sevin

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Abstract

Objectives: To understand from the perspective of patients who did, and did not attend ICU recovery programs, what were the most important components of successful programs and how should they be organized. Design: International, qualitative study. Setting: Fourteen hospitals in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Patients: We conducted 66 semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of patients, 52 of whom had used an ICU recovery program and 14 whom had not. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Using content analysis, prevalent themes were documented to understand what improved their outcomes. Contrasting quotes from patients who had not received certain aspects of care were used to identify perceived differential effectiveness. Successful ICU recovery programs had five key components: 1) Continuity of care; 2) Improving symptom status; 3) Normalization and expectation management; 4) Internal and external validation of progress; and 5) Reducing feelings of guilt and helplessness. The delivery of care which achieved these goals was facilitated by early involvement (even before hospital discharge), direct involvement of ICU staff, and a focus on integration across traditional disease, symptom, and social welfare needs. Conclusions: In this multicenter study, conducted across three continents, patients identified specific and reproducible modes of benefit derived from ICU recovery programs, which could be the target of future intervention refinement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E0088
JournalCritical Care Explorations
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 7 2020

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Funding

Drs. McPeake’s, Boehm’s, Hibbert’s, Bastin’s, Johnson’s, Montgomery-Yates’s, Quasim’s, Haines’s, and Sevin’s institutions received funding from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. McPeake’s, Dr. Quasim’s, and Mrs. MacTavish’s institutions received funding from the Health Foundation (United Kingdom). Drs. Boehm’s (K12 HL137943) and Hope’s institutions received funding from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Drs. Boehm, Hope, and Jackson received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Iwashyna disclosed government work (K12 HL138039). The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

FundersFunder number
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
American Health Assistance Foundation/National Heart FoundationK12 HL137943

    Keywords

    • intensive care unit follow-up clinics
    • peer support
    • post-intensive care syndrome

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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