Other Titles
The Changing Trends in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Among Survivors Transferred out of the Intensive Care Unit [Poster Title]
Abstract
Aim: Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors suffering from post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) have been recognized as post-intensive care comorbidities. However, there are rare literature exploring the changing trends of intensive care unit survivors. The purpose of this study was to explore the changing in PICS among survivors transferred out of the intensive care unit.
Methods: The study conducted a longitudinal design, participants were recruited from a medical center in Southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Following approval by the participant hospital’s institutional review board (EMRP-108-145). Inclusion criteria were patients who were diagnosed with critical illness and stay at ICU at least 7 days. Outcome measurement variables included the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Scale (PICS), personal characteristics, and disease-related variables. The demographic and medical variables were collected from 104 ICU survivors at the day they were transferred to the ward. The baseline data were collected within one week (T1), one month (T1), and three months (T2) after they were transferred to the ward and after discharge.
Results: The PICS scores ranged from 0 to 54 (T1), 0 to 54 (T2), and 0 to 53 (T3) with a mean score of 22.17 (SD=14.56) at T1; 15.39(SD=15.40) at T2, and 8.56 (SD=11.87) at T3. The CESD mean scores showed that participants experienced PICS decreased at the one and three months after they were transferred to the ward and discharge. The generalized estimating equation analysis showed that time was significantly different, indicated that patients experienced PICS improvement after transferred out ICU. The results indicated the participants’ PICS scores decreased, and there was a significant trend from Time 1 to Time 3. These results showed that the 3-month PICS score was significantly lower than one-week by 27.03 points, and one-month PICS score was significantly lower than one-week by 12.58 points.
Conclusions: The study confirmed that the changing in PICS among survivors transferred out of the intensive care unit. This results recommend for the healthcare staff aware the PICS of ICU survivors, and embed the changing trends into discharge plan in care of ICU survivors.
Notes
References:
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Sigma Membership
Lambda Beta at-Large
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Acute Care, Intensive Care Unit, ICU, Post-Intensive Care Syndrome, PICS
Recommended Citation
Lin, Yu-Hua; Chang, Wan-Hao; and Tseng, Tzu-Yu, "The Changing Trends in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Among Survivors Transferred out of the ICU" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 8.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/posters_2025/8
Conference Name
36th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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The Changing Trends in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Among Survivors Transferred out of the ICU
Seattle, Washington, USA
Aim: Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors suffering from post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) have been recognized as post-intensive care comorbidities. However, there are rare literature exploring the changing trends of intensive care unit survivors. The purpose of this study was to explore the changing in PICS among survivors transferred out of the intensive care unit.
Methods: The study conducted a longitudinal design, participants were recruited from a medical center in Southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Following approval by the participant hospital’s institutional review board (EMRP-108-145). Inclusion criteria were patients who were diagnosed with critical illness and stay at ICU at least 7 days. Outcome measurement variables included the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Scale (PICS), personal characteristics, and disease-related variables. The demographic and medical variables were collected from 104 ICU survivors at the day they were transferred to the ward. The baseline data were collected within one week (T1), one month (T1), and three months (T2) after they were transferred to the ward and after discharge.
Results: The PICS scores ranged from 0 to 54 (T1), 0 to 54 (T2), and 0 to 53 (T3) with a mean score of 22.17 (SD=14.56) at T1; 15.39(SD=15.40) at T2, and 8.56 (SD=11.87) at T3. The CESD mean scores showed that participants experienced PICS decreased at the one and three months after they were transferred to the ward and discharge. The generalized estimating equation analysis showed that time was significantly different, indicated that patients experienced PICS improvement after transferred out ICU. The results indicated the participants’ PICS scores decreased, and there was a significant trend from Time 1 to Time 3. These results showed that the 3-month PICS score was significantly lower than one-week by 27.03 points, and one-month PICS score was significantly lower than one-week by 12.58 points.
Conclusions: The study confirmed that the changing in PICS among survivors transferred out of the intensive care unit. This results recommend for the healthcare staff aware the PICS of ICU survivors, and embed the changing trends into discharge plan in care of ICU survivors.
Description
The purpose of this study was to explore the changing in PICS among survivors transferred out of the intensive care unit. The study conducted a longitudinal design, 104 ICU survivors at the day they were transferred to the ward were included. The results indicated the participants’ PICS scores decreased by time, and there was a significant trend from Time 1 to Time 3. These results showed that the 3-month PICS score was significantly lower than one-week, and one-month