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dc.contributor.authorAitken, Leanne M
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Andrea P
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T04:45:18Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T04:45:18Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0964-3397
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.iccn.2014.10.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/167256
dc.description.abstractRecovery after critical illness can be protracted and challenging. Compromise of physical, psychological, cognitive and social function is experienced by some patients and may persist for a number of years. Measurement of recovery outcomes at regular time points throughout the critical illness and recovery pathway is necessary to identify problems and guide selection of interventions to prevent, minimise or overcome that compromise. Optimisation of factors that enhance recovery, such as sleep, nutrition and memories of intensive care, will also assist with promotion of recovery. Effective assessment of recovery requires integration of assessment of outcomes into routine clinical practice by all members of the interdisciplinary team. There must be agreement of appropriate measures and measurement timeframes alongside relevant education and training to ensure optimal assessment and use of the information gained. Assessment outcomes need to be communicated to interdisciplinary team members across the critical illness and recovery trajectory. Adequate resourcing for both the assessment activities and subsequent care is essential to improve patient outcomes after critical illness.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto9
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalIntensive and Critical Care Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAcute care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420501
dc.titleMonitoring and optimising outcomes of survivors of critical illness
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2015 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorMarshall, Andrea


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