OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program following @entity3124 to aid physical and psychological recovery. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial, blind at follow-up with final assessment at 6 months. SETTING: Two district general hospitals and one teaching hospital. @entity1 : @entity1 were 126 consecutively admitted intensive care @entity1 meeting the inclusion criteria. INTERVENTIONS: Control @entity1 received ward visits, three telephone calls at home, and clinic appointments at 8 wks and 6 months. Intervention @entity1 received the same plus a 6-wk self-help rehabilitation manual. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: We measured levels of @entity308 and @entity148 ( @entity148 and @entity308 Scale), phobic symptoms (Fear Index), @entity1005 ( @entity1005 )-related symptoms (Impact of Events Scale), and scores on the Short-Form Health Survey physical dimension 8 wks and 6 months after intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. Memory for ICU was assessed at 2 wks post-ICU discharge using the ICU Memory Tool.The intervention group improved, compared with the control @entity1 , on the Short-Form Health Survey physical function scores at 8 wks and 6 months (p =.006), and there was a trend to a lower rate of @entity308 at 8 wks (12% vs. 25%). However, there were no differences in levels of @entity148 and @entity1005 -related symptoms between the groups. The presence of delusional memories was correlated significantly with both @entity148 and Impact of Events Scale scores. CONCLUSIONS: A self-help rehabilitation manual is effective in aiding physical recovery and reducing @entity308 . However, in those @entity1 recalling delusional memories from the ICU, further psychological care may be needed to reduce the incidence of @entity148 and @entity1005 -related symptoms.

Rehabilitation after XXXX : a randomized, controlled trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity3124 :: ('MESH:D016638', 'Disease') :: ['critical illness'] @entity1005 :: ('MESH:D013313', 'Disease') :: ['posttraumatic stress disorder', 'PTSD'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety', 'Hospital Anxiety']
@entity3124 :: (MESH:D016638,Disease) :: ['critical illness']
