Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients

With increasing cost of intensive care and limited resources, quality of life assessment post intensive care may provide insight regarding which group of patients will benefit most for intensive care. The objective of the study wais to determine quality of life 6 months post Intensive Care Unit d...

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Main Author:	Siew, Teo Saint
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	RC31-1245 Internal medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/56390/1/DR%20TEO%20SAINT%20SIEW-24%20pages.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.563902023-03-09T06:23:06Z Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients 2018 Siew, Teo Saint RC31-1245 Internal medicine RD520-599.5 Surgery by region, system, or organ With increasing cost of intensive care and limited resources, quality of life assessment post intensive care may provide insight regarding which group of patients will benefit most for intensive care. The objective of the study wais to determine quality of life 6 months post Intensive Care Unit discharge and its associated factors that affect it in surgical patient. This was a retrospective prospective observational study conducted in Intensive Care Unit inof Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia between January 2016 to December 2016. WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire wasere used in this study. Results showed that as total of 52 participants were recruited, with mean age 54±19 years old and slightly more male (55.8%) than female (44.2%) participants. The mean percentage scores of the four domains (physical, psychological, social, environmental domains) were above 60%. SubjectsAge above 60 years old revealed lower mean score in all four domains inof the WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire. F While female gender and SAP scores more than 29 have lower than mean score in social relationship domain. The conclusion of this study is that age playsis a significant factor in the reduced quality of life post ICU discharge in post abdominal surgery patient. 2018 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/56390/ http://eprints.usm.my/56390/1/DR%20TEO%20SAINT%20SIEW-24%20pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
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description	With increasing cost of intensive care and limited resources, quality of life assessment post intensive care may provide insight regarding which group of patients will benefit most for intensive care. The objective of the study wais to determine quality of life 6 months post Intensive Care Unit discharge and its associated factors that affect it in surgical patient. This was a retrospective prospective observational study conducted in Intensive Care Unit inof Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia between January 2016 to December 2016. WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire wasere used in this study. Results showed that as total of 52 participants were recruited, with mean age 54±19 years old and slightly more male (55.8%) than female (44.2%) participants. The mean percentage scores of the four domains (physical, psychological, social, environmental domains) were above 60%. SubjectsAge above 60 years old revealed lower mean score in all four domains inof the WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire. F While female gender and SAP scores more than 29 have lower than mean score in social relationship domain. The conclusion of this study is that age playsis a significant factor in the reduced quality of life post ICU discharge in post abdominal surgery patient.
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author	Siew, Teo Saint
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title	Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients
title_short	Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients
title_full	Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients
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granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Study of the quality of life 6 months post intensive care unit discharge in abdominal surgery patients

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