Table 1

Schedule of assessments—survivors of critical illness

ProceduresScreeningEnrolmentStudy visit 1
1 month
Study visit 2
3 months
Pre-visit 3 (within 2 weeks of visit 3)Final study visit 3 6±1 months
Informed consentX
DemographicsX
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission historyX
Mechanical ventilationX
Presence/duration of deliriumX
Presence of tracheostomyX
Access to family physicianX
RandomisationX
Height, weight, body mass indexXX
Study interventionX*X*
MoCAX
CFSX
SF-36X
HUI3XX
HADSX
PTSS-14X
CPGSX
FSSX
Return to workX
Katz Index of ADLsX
Lawton IADL ScaleX
 CD-RISC-10X
Medical record reviewX
Hospital readmissionsX
ICU readmissionsX
Emergency department visitsX
Rehabilitation services/psychological therapyX
30 s & 60 s Sit-to-Stand TestX
Medication reconciliation/ number of concurrent medicationsX
Focus groupX
  • *Intervention group only.

  • ADLs, activities of daily living; CD-RISC-10, 10-item Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale; CFS, Clinical Frailty Scale; CPGS, Chronic Pain Grade Scale; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to evaluate anxiety and depression; HUI3, Health Utilities Index Mark 3 for health-related quality of life assessment; IADLs, instrumental activities of daily living; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment for neurocognitive function; PTSS-14, Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms-14 to evaluate for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms; SF-36, 36-item Short Form Health Survey for quality-of-life assessment.