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. 2021 Nov 27;36(5):1354–1363. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.11.032

Table 2.

Quality of Life, Psychological, Cognitive, and Miscellaneous Outcomes of 56 Invasively Ventilated ICU Patients With COVID-19 ARDS: 1-Year Follow-Up

Items Value N: 56 No. of Missing Values
EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels (EQ5D3L)—mobility -
  • -

    No difficulty in walking, no. (%)

 46 (82)
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    Mild difficulty in walking, no. (%)

 1 (1.8)
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    Moderate difficulty in walking, no. (%)

 7 (13)
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    Unable to walk, no. (%)

 2 (3.6)
EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels (EQ5D3L)—self-care -
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    No difficulty in washing or dressing, no. (%)

 53 (95)
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    Mild difficulty in washing or dressing, no. (%)

 1 (1.8)
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    Moderate difficulty in washing or dressing, no. (%)

 2 (3.6)
EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels (EQ5D3L)—usual activities -
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    No difficulties in usual activities, no. (%)

 47 (84)
  • -

    Mild difficulties in usual activities, no. (%)

 1 (1.8)
  • -

    Moderate difficulties in usual activities, no. (%)

 6 (11)
  • -

    Not able in usual activities, no. (%)

 2 (3.6)
EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels (EQ5D3L)—pain or discomfort -
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    No pain or discomfort, no. (%)

 34 (61)
  • -

    Light pain/discomfort, no. (%)

 2 (3.6)
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    Moderate pain/discomfort, no. (%)

 17 (30)
  • -

    High pain/discomfort, no. (%)

 3 (5.4)
EuroQol 5 Dimensions 3 Levels (EQ5D3L)—anxiety and depression -
  • -

    Not anxious/depressed, no. (%)

 36 (64)
  • -

    Moderately anxious/depressed, no. (%)

 15 (27)
  • -

    Severely anxious/depressed, no. (%)

 5 (8.9)
Visual analog scale (VAS) for self-perceived health state, mean ± SD 76 ± 18.7 -
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)—anxiety, median (IQR) 3 (1-6) 2
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)—depression, median (IQR) 2 (0-5) 2
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), median (IQR) 7 (2-15) 2
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), median (IQR) 0 (0-4) 1
Italian telephone Mini Mental State Examination (I-tel MMSE), median (IQR) 22 (22-22) 1
Working status 1
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    Working, no. (%)

 31 (56)
  • -

    Previously unemployed or retired, no. (%)

 18 (33)
  • -

    Working with different tasks owing to disease, no. (%)

 -
  • -

    Not working for disease dependent reasons, no. (%)

 6 (11)
Alteration in smell before ICU, no. (%) 5 (8.9)
Persisting after 1 year, no. (%) 4 (7.1)
Alteration in taste before ICU, no. (%) 5 (8.9)
Persisting after 1 year, no. (%) 4 (7.1)
Discrimination owing to the disease—personal—at least 1 episode, no (%) 4 (7.1)
None, no. (%) 52 (93)
Discrimination owing to the disease—family—at least 1 episode, no. (%) 4 (7.1)
None, no. (%) 52 (93)
Denied access to non-urgent care, no. (%) 3 (5.4)

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.