Assessment of impairment and activity limitations in the critically ill: a systematic review of measurement instruments and their clinimetric properties

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 744-762

  Parry, Selina M ^a   Granger, Catherine L ^a,b,c   Berney, Sue ^c,d   Jones, Jennifer ^d   Beach, Lisa ^b   El Ansary, Doa ^a   Koopman, René ^a   Denehy, Linda ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE HEALTH   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BREATHING AND SLEEP   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Muscle mass; Muscle strength; Outcome measurement; Physical function

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84939958861     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3672-x     Document Type: Review

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