Two-year prospective cohort of intensive care survivors enrolled on a digitally enabled recovery pathway focussed on individualised recovery goal attainment

TY - JOUR

T1 - Two-year prospective cohort of intensive care survivors enrolled on a digitally enabled recovery pathway focussed on individualised recovery goal attainment

AU - Rose, Louise

AU - Apps, Chloe

AU - Brooks, Kate

AU - Terblanche, Ella

AU - Larose, Jean-Christophe

AU - law, Erin

AU - Hart, Nicholas

AU - Meyer, Joel

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd

PY - 2024/11

Y1 - 2024/11

N2 - Background: Despite substantial evidence documenting physical, psychological, and cognitive problems experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, few studies explore interventions supporting recovery after hospital discharge. Individualised recovery goal setting, the standard of care across many rehabilitation areas, is rarely used for ICU survivors. Digital health technologies may help to address current service fragmentation and gaps. We developed and implemented a digital ICU recovery pathway using the aTouchaway e-health platform. Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore recovery barriers and challenges; recovery goals set and achieved; self-reported patient outcomes; and healthcare costs of patients enrolled on a 12-week digital ICU recovery pathway after hospital discharge. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational single-centre cohort study (June 2021 to May 2023) at a 90-bed tertiary critical care service in London, UK. We enrolled adults ventilated for ≥3 days who were able to participate in recovery activities. We ascertained baseline recovery challenges and identified recovery goals and achievement over 12 weeks. We collected patient-reported outcomes at 2–4, 12–14, 26–28 weeks and healthcare utilisation monthly for 28 weeks. Results: We enrolled 105 participants (35% of eligible patients). Common rehabilitation challenges were standing balance (60%), walking indoors (56%), and washing (64%) and dressing (47%) abilities. Of 522 home recovery goals, 63% weekly, 48% monthly, and 38% aspirational goals were achieved. Most goals related to self-care: ability to move outside (91 goals, 55% achieved) and inside (45 goals, 47% achieved) the home and community access (65 goals, 48% achieved). Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale scores improved from timepoints 1 to 2 (median [interquartile range]: 15 [7, 19] versus 19 [15, 21], P = 0.01). Total healthcare costs were £240,017 (median [interquartile range] cost per patient: £784 [£125, £4419]). Conclusions: This study found multiple ongoing functional deficits, challenges achieving recovery goals, and limited improvements in self-reported outcomes, with moderate healthcare costs after hospital discharge indicate substantial ongoing rehabilitative needs.

AB - Background: Despite substantial evidence documenting physical, psychological, and cognitive problems experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, few studies explore interventions supporting recovery after hospital discharge. Individualised recovery goal setting, the standard of care across many rehabilitation areas, is rarely used for ICU survivors. Digital health technologies may help to address current service fragmentation and gaps. We developed and implemented a digital ICU recovery pathway using the aTouchaway e-health platform. Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore recovery barriers and challenges; recovery goals set and achieved; self-reported patient outcomes; and healthcare costs of patients enrolled on a 12-week digital ICU recovery pathway after hospital discharge. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational single-centre cohort study (June 2021 to May 2023) at a 90-bed tertiary critical care service in London, UK. We enrolled adults ventilated for ≥3 days who were able to participate in recovery activities. We ascertained baseline recovery challenges and identified recovery goals and achievement over 12 weeks. We collected patient-reported outcomes at 2–4, 12–14, 26–28 weeks and healthcare utilisation monthly for 28 weeks. Results: We enrolled 105 participants (35% of eligible patients). Common rehabilitation challenges were standing balance (60%), walking indoors (56%), and washing (64%) and dressing (47%) abilities. Of 522 home recovery goals, 63% weekly, 48% monthly, and 38% aspirational goals were achieved. Most goals related to self-care: ability to move outside (91 goals, 55% achieved) and inside (45 goals, 47% achieved) the home and community access (65 goals, 48% achieved). Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale scores improved from timepoints 1 to 2 (median [interquartile range]: 15 [7, 19] versus 19 [15, 21], P = 0.01). Total healthcare costs were £240,017 (median [interquartile range] cost per patient: £784 [£125, £4419]). Conclusions: This study found multiple ongoing functional deficits, challenges achieving recovery goals, and limited improvements in self-reported outcomes, with moderate healthcare costs after hospital discharge indicate substantial ongoing rehabilitative needs.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.006

DO - 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.006

M3 - Article

SN - 1036-7314

VL - 37

SP - 924

EP - 930

JO - AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE

JF - AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE

IS - 6

ER -