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Nathan E Brummel¹

¹Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Suite 350, 2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.

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Outcomes after critical illness are complex and not fully understood. This review examines conceptual models to better define and understand patient outcomes, functional status, and post-illness impairments.

Keywords:

Critical illness Disability Functional status Survivorship

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Area of Science:

Critical illness research
Health outcomes research
Rehabilitation science

Background:

Understanding patient outcomes after critical illness is challenging.
Existing knowledge gaps hinder effective post-critical illness care.
Conceptual models can provide a structured approach to studying outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To review three conceptual models for understanding critical illness outcomes.
To define distinct but interrelated outcome domains.
To describe components of functional status and post-illness impairments.

Main Methods:

Literature review of conceptual models from various disciplines.
Analysis of models focusing on outcome domains.
Examination of functional status components and their relationship to disability.

Main Results:

Identified three key conceptual models applicable to critical illness outcomes.
Clarified distinct but interrelated outcome domains.
Described the relationship between illness/injury, impairments, and functional status.

Conclusions:

Conceptual models offer a valuable framework for studying critical illness outcomes.
A structured approach can enhance understanding of functional status and impairments.
Further research using these models can improve post-critical illness care.