Table 1.
Participant demographics
| Demographic | Patients (n=66) | Caregivers (n=20) |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 52 (40–62.5) | 52 (46–67) |
| Gender, n male (%) | 26 (39.4) | 3 (15) |
| Patient admission diagnosis n (%) | ||
| Sepsis | 28 (42.4) | |
| Respiratory failure | 15 (22.8) | |
| Post-GI surgery | 5 (7.6) | |
| Trauma | 2 (3) | |
| Other | 16 (24.2) | |
| Ventilated, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 57 (86.4) | |
| No | 9 (13.6) | |
| Length of time since ICU discharge, n (%) | ||
| <6 months | 15 (22.8) | |
| 7–11 months | 9 (13.6) | |
| 1–2 years | 12 (18.2) | |
| 2–5 years | 22 (33.3) | |
| >5 years | 8 (12.1) | |
| Relationship to the patient, n (%) | ||
| Spouse/significant other | 10 (50) | |
| Parent | 5 (25) | |
| Sibling | 3 (15) | |
| Child | 2 (10) | |
| Nationality, n (%) | ||
| USA | 50 (75.7) | 16 (80) |
| UK | 13 (19.7) | 2 (10) |
| Australia | 3 (4.6) | 2 (10) |
| Participated in recovery programme, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 52 (79) | 11 (55) |
| No | 14 (21) | 9 (45) |
GI, gastrointestinal; ICU, intensive care unit.