Journal article
Assessment of impairment and activity limitations in the critically ill: a systematic review of measurement instruments and their clinimetric properties
SM Parry, CL Granger, S Berney, J Jones, L Beach, D El-Ansary, R Koopman, L Denehy
Intensive Care Medicine | Published : 2015
Abstract
Purpose: To identify measures used to evaluate the broad constructs of functional impairment and limitations in the critically ill across the continuum of recovery, and to evaluate, synthesise and compare the clinimetric properties of the measures identified. Methods: A systematic review of articles was carried out using the databases Medline (1950–2014), CINAHL (1982–2014), EMBASE (1980–2014), Cochrane Library (2014) and Scopus (1960–2014). Additional studies were identified by searching personal files. Eligibility criteria for selection: Search 1: studies which assessed muscle mass, strength or function using objective non-laboratory measures; Search 2: studies which evaluated a clinimetri..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research has been undertaken by Ms Parry (primary author) as part of her doctoral qualification with the support of a National Health and Medical Research Council Dora Lush Scholarship (#103923) and previously the Stella Mary Langford scholarship. Pat Cosh grant funding enabled this research to be undertaken. R.K. is currently in receipt of a CR Roper Fellowship and S.B. is a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.