Abstract
Background: Despite the tremendous efforts regarding post hospital discharge services, the literature regarding health status, social and medical support of ICU survivors in Saudi Arabia is very limited. The main aim of our study is to conduct a general survey to describe health, medical and social status of ICU survivors. Methods: This was a cross- sectional study conducted at a tertiary academic center in Saudi Arabia. The phone survey has been conducted by the study investigators after getting a verbal consent for participation. A list of patients who were discharged from the hospital after an intensive care unit's admission from January 2018 to December 2018 was obtained. Results: Majority of our participants have no issues in concentration and only small percentage reported that they experience one or more of anxiety, depression, despair, and blue mood. A larger percentage of our subjects were satisfied by the support they received from their relatives, social support, and access to medical services. Conclusion: ICU survivors discharged from one center in Saudi Arabia reported great general health and satisfied by social and medical support but functional and mental status and multidisciplinary team approach worth further investigations.
Highlights
Despite the tremendous efforts regarding post hospital discharge services, the literature regarding health status, social and medical support of ICU survivors in Saudi Arabia is very limited
ICU survivors discharged from one center in Saudi Arabia reported great general health and satisfied by social and medical support but functional and mental status and multidisciplinary team approach worth further investigations
At the time of the survey ICU survivors (n = 50) had reported a great deal related to the rating of their quality-of-life 38 (76%) after hospital discharge
Summary
Despite the tremendous efforts regarding post hospital discharge services, the literature regarding health status, social and medical support of ICU survivors in Saudi Arabia is very limited. The main goal of providing critical care services to ICU patients is to save their lives and to ensure better health related outcomes. This includes patient return to the pre-admission level of function and normal health status[1]. Majority of ICU survivors develop anxiety, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) which affect their quality of life significantly after hospital discharge[3]. In comparison with normal individuals, these patients often developed physical, functional, and psychological deterioration which affect their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)[4]
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