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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Nov 16;82:37–46. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.014

Table 4.

Characteristics of Studies of Measurement Properties of Instruments Assessing Outcomes in Adult ICU Survivors

Author, Year Sample Size Maximum Length of Follow-up (months) Males, n (%) Age(Mean (SD)) Population Illness Severity Measure and Score Instrument Name COSMIN Measurement Properties Evaluated

Akerman, 2009 49 12 24(49%) 62(14) General ICU APACHE II 18 mean 3-Set 4P Hypothesis testing, Internal consistency, Reliability, Structural Validity

Akerman, 2013 421 2 254(60%) 68 (15) General ICU SAPS 56 mean 3-Set 4P Hypothesis testing Internal consistency, Reliability, Structural Validity

Alison, 2012 179 6 108(60%) 57 (16) NA APACHE II 19 mean 6MWT Hypothesis testing.

Bienvenu, 2013 60 60 23(38%) 51 (12) ARDS NA CAP Internal Consistency
IES-R Internal Consistency and Criterion Validity

Capuzzo, 2000 172 12 118(69%) 69 (11) General ICU APACHE II 13 mean QOL-IT Internal Consistency,Reliability, Hypothesis testing and Responsiveness
QOL-SP Internal Consistency, Reliability, Hypothesis testing and Responsiveness

Christie, 2006 79 28 12 (15%) 43 (13) ARDS NA Telephone Battery Content Validity, Hypothesis testing

Christie, 2006 34 24 17 (50%) 49 (15) ARDS APACHE II 19 mean Telephone Battery Reliability

Denehy, 2014 177 3 113(64%) 60 (NR) ARDS APACHE II 19 median 6MWT Hypothesis testing.

Fernandez, 1996 578 6 400(69%) 58 (17) NA APACHE II 16 mean QOL-SP Internal consistency, Reliability, Structural validity, Hypothesis testing, Responsiveness

Frick, 2002 85 6 NA 65 (NR) General ICU SAPS 22 median Satisfaction Scale SIP Standardized Telephone Interview Criterion validity, Hypothesis testing, Criterion validity

Heyland, 2000 30 17 16 (53%) 62 (14) Sepsis APACHE II 22 mean SF-36 v1 Internal consistency, Reliability, Hypothesis testing

Jones, 1993 85 12 49(58%) 31 (NR) General ICU APACHE II 12 median FHS Hypothesis testing

Kaarlola, 2004 2709 72 1788 (66%) 54 (NR) General ICU APACHE II 14 median EQ-5D Hypothesis testing

Khoudri, 2007 179 3 79(54%) 38 (17) General ICU APACHE II 14 mean SF-36 v1 Internal consistency, Reliability

Khoudri, 2012 179 3 79(54%) 38 (17) General ICU APACHE II 14 mean EQ-5D Reliability, Criterion validity

Lipsett, 2000 128 12 95(74%) 58 (17) General ICU APACHE II 20 mean MSF-36 Internal consistency, Reliability, Structural validity, Hypothesis testing
SIP Internal consistency, Reliability, Structural validity

Skinner, 2013 67 6 40(60%) 60 (15) General ICU APACHE II 17 median AQoL Internal consistency, Hypothesis testing
SF-6D Internal consistency, Hypothesis testing

Stoll, 1999 52 13 years* 26(50%) 36 (18-50) ARDS APACHE II 22 median Assessment of Traumatic Memories Internal consistency, Reliability, Criterion validity

Sukantarat, 2007 51 9 22(43%) 57 (14) General ICU APACHE II 14 median DASS Internal validity,Criterion validity
HADS Internal validity

Twigg, 2008 56 3 20(45%) 56 (NR) General ICU APACHE II 16 median UK-PTSS_14 Internal consistency, Reliability, Hypothesis testing, Criterion validity

Vainiola, 2010 3600 12 NA NA General ICU NA 15D HRQOL Hypothesis testing, Responsiveness

NA = Not Available, NR = Not Reported

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SAPS, Simplifies Acute Physiology Score

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome

15D HRQOL, 15D Health-Related Quality of Life; 3-Set 4P, 3-SET 4P Questionnaire; 6MWT, 6-Minute Walk; AQoL, Assessment of Quality of Life; Assessment of traumatic memories, Assessment of traumatic memories from intensive care unit; CAPS, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale; DASS, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; EQ-5D, EuroQol - 5 Dimensions; FHS, Follow-up Health Status Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales; IES-R, Impact of Events Scale – Revised; MSF-36, Modified Medical Outcomes Short Form-36; QOL-IT, Italian Quality of Life Questionnaire; QOL-SP, Spanish Quality of Life Questionnaire; Satisfaction Scale, Satisfaction Scale; SF-36 v1, Medical Outcomes Short Form-36 version 1; SF-6D, Medical Outcomes Short Form-6D; SIP,Sickness Impact Profile; Standardized Telephone, Standardized Telephone Interview; Telephone battery, Cognitive Telephone Battery; UK-PTSS-14, UK- Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 14-Questions Inventory.

*

1st interview median 4 years from ICU discharge (first = 0 – last = 10 years) with median difference of 2 years to the second interview

Values calculated based on provided data

Median age and numbers in parentheses are the minimum and maximum age