Journal article
Predictors of return to work in survivors of critical illness
CL Hodgson, KJ Haines, M Bailey, J Barrett, R Bellomo, T Bucknall, BJ Gabbe, AM Higgins, TJ Iwashyna, J Hunt-Smith, LJ Murray, PS Myles, J Ponsford, D Pilcher, AA Udy, C Walker, M Young, DJ (Jamie) Cooper
Journal of Critical Care | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Purpose: To determine predictors of inability to return to work due to health six-months after intensive care admission; and compare functional recovery between patients who had not returned to work and employed patients. Methods: Participants were working adults admitted to ICU who received >24 h of mechanical ventilation. Outcomes included inability to return to work due to health at six-months post-ICU admission, disability, health status, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. Results: Of 107 patients, 31 (29%) were unable to return to work due to health at six-months after ICU admission. Predictors of inability to return to work included longer hospital stay (odds ratio [OR], 1...
View full abstractGrants
Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the financial support from Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Melbourne, Australia.