Early Post‐Intensive Care Syndrome among Older Adult Sepsis Survivors Receiving Home Care

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 520 - 526
• Main Authors: Riegel, Barbara, Huang, Liming, Mikkelsen, Mark E., Kutney‐Lee, Ann, Hanlon, Alexandra L., Murtaugh, Christopher M., Bowles, Kathryn H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aftercare - methods; Aftercare - psychology; Aftercare - statistics & numerical data; Aged; Cognition; Cognitive ability; cognitive dysfunction; critical care; Critical Care - methods; Dementia disorders; Disability; Disability Evaluation; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; home care services; Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Intensive care; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicare; Mental disorders; Mental health; Older people; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Physical Functional Performance; post‐intensive care syndrome; Risk Factors; Sepsis; Sepsis - complications; Sepsis - epidemiology; Sepsis - therapy; Survivors - psychology; United States - epidemiology; United States; activities of daily living; mental health; critical care; post-intensive care syndrome; home care services; cognitive dysfunction; sepsis

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES New or worsened disabilities in functional, cognitive, or mental health following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay are referred to as post‐intensive care syndrome (PICS). PICS has not been described in older adults receiving home care. Our aim was to examine the relationship b...