Admission to the Intensive Care Unit and Well-being in Patients With Advanced Chronic Illness.

Conclusions Well-being trajectories declined sharply after admission to the intensive care unit, with recovery in the subsequent 6 months, and may be characterized by common patterns. These results help to better describe intensive care as a marker for advancing illness in patients with advanced chronic illness. PMID: 23635931 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Critical Care - May 1, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Chiarchiaro J, Olsen MK, Steinhauser KE, Tulsky JA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: research