Table 3 |
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Quality of life of the survivors compared to the general population |
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Study population N = 23 |
General population matched on age and gender |
P value |
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QOL-BREF |
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Overall perception of QOL |
73.9 ± 18.5 |
73 ± 19.6 |
0.87 |
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Overall perception of health |
72.7 ± 18.0 |
63.5 ± 21.4 |
0.12 |
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Physical health |
62.1 ± 16.6 |
56.7 ± 18 |
0.29 |
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Psychological health |
69.4 ± 16.3 |
56.5 ± 18.7 |
0.02 |
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Social relationships |
73.2 ± 16.7 |
60.2 ± 17.0 |
0.01 |
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Environment |
77.3 ± 12.1 |
67.5 ± 13.4 |
0.01 |
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QOL-OLD |
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Sensory abilities |
64.7 ± 30.0 |
64.4 ± 18.4 |
0.96 |
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Autonomy |
63.6 ± 12.6 |
54 ± 22.6 |
0.08 |
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Death and dying |
77.9 ± 19.9 |
62.6 ± 23.1 |
0.02 |
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Past, present and future activities |
69.7 ± 17.7 |
57.6 ± 15.7 |
0.02 |
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Social participation |
60.5 ± 21.9 |
54.9 ± 18.1 |
0.35 |
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Intimacy |
68.2 ± 18.2 |
55.1 ± 20.3 |
0.03 |
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QOL = quality of life; ICU = intensive care unit QOL was assessed on a scale from 0 = very poor to 100 = very good |
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Tabah et al. Critical Care 2010 14:R2 doi:10.1186/cc8231 |
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