Open AccessThe Association Between Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Discharge from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Emily Z. Holding,
Elise Turner,
Trevor A. Hall,
Skyler Leonard,
Kathryn Bradbury,
Cydni N. Williams
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurocritical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1556-0961
pISSN - 1541-6933
DOI - 10.1007/s12028-021-01271-8
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , quality of life (healthcare) , confidence interval , physical therapy , neurology , activities of daily living , health related quality of life , pediatrics , disease , psychiatry , nursing
Despite one third of children with acquired brain injury (ABI) experiencing new functional impairments following critical care admission, there is limited research investigating the impact of new functional impairments on overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL) or among important HRQOL domains. We aimed to investigate the association between new functional impairments, measured by the Functional Status Scale (FSS), and HRQOL in pediatric patients with ABI after critical care.