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