Testing A Home Based Rehabilitation Program For Survivors Of A Critical Illness: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Project Member(s): Elliott, D., Elliott, R.

Funding or Partner Organisation: National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC Program Grants)

Start year: 2005

Summary: The aim of the research is to evaluate whether a home-based, individually tailored physical rehabilitation program can improve physical and psychological recovery for survivors of a critical illness. Participants will be randomised into intervention or usual care groups with three hospitals as recruitment base. The 8 weeks program includes prescribed training of lower limb exercises, walking, and upper limd exercises, with the goal of improved physical strength and endurance at study end-point of 26 weeks.

Publications:

Aitken, LM, Burmeister, E, McKinley, S, Alison, J, King, M, Leslie, G & Elliott, D 2015, 'PHYSICAL RECOVERY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SURVIVORS: A COHORT ANALYSIS', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 33-40.
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Chan, KS, Pfoh, ER, Denehy, L, Elliott, D, Holland, AE, Dinglas, VD & Needham, DM 2015, 'Construct Validity and Minimal Important Difference of 6-Minute Walk Distance in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure', Chest, vol. 147, no. 5, pp. 1316-1326.
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Alison, JA, Kenny, P, King, MT, McKinley, S, Aitken, LM, Leslie, GD & Elliott, D 2012, 'Repeatability of the Six-Minute Walk Test and Relation to Physical Function in Survivors of a Critical Illness', PHYSICAL THERAPY, vol. 92, no. 12, pp. 1556-1563.
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McKinley, S, Aitken, LM, Alison, JA, King, M, Leslie, G, Burmeister, E & Elliott, D 2012, 'Sleep and other factors associated with mental health and psychological distress after intensive care for critical illness', INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 627-633.
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FOR Codes: Clinical Nursing: Tertiary (Rehabilitative), Health Promotion, Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being), Evaluation of health outcomes, Nursing, Sub-acute care, Evaluation of health and support services, Provision of health and support services, Public health (excl. specific population health)

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.