Outcome measures report different aspects of patient function three months following critical care

Abstract

Background: Previous investigation of the relationship between physical performance and patient self-report physical function (PF) measures in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors have not been performed.Objectives: To (1) analyze the extent to which other activity-based measures of physical performance may serve as proxies for the 6-min walk test (6MWT); (2) determine the extent to which the Short Form (SF) 36 domain of PF and physical component summary (PCS) score, reflect components of physical performance and (3) examine the relationship between demographic and ICU variables and the 6MWT.Design: Cross-sectional data from two clinical trials.Setting: Two acute care hospitals (Melbourne, Au..