Publications by authors named "Joanne M McPeake"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on understanding the rehabilitation pathways for patients recovering from critical illnesses, emphasizing the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) in accessing and utilizing these rehabilitation services.
- - A systematic review of literature revealed that only 4 out of 72 studies provided detailed information on rehabilitation usage among adult survivors, with a significant number of studies being cohort-based and retrospective in nature.
- - The findings highlighted that most patients were discharged directly home, with race/ethnicity being the most reported SDOH, indicating the need for attention to these factors to improve long-term recovery outcomes.
Background: Many patients confront physical, cognitive, and emotional problems after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). No proven therapies for these problems exist, and many patients manage new disability and recovery with little formal support. Eliciting patients' adaptations to these problems after hospitalization may identify opportunities to improve recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The financial burdens and subsequent related distress of medical care, referred to as financial toxicity, may limit access to beneficial treatments. However, financial toxicity after acute care is less described-and may be an important but underexplored mechanism preventing full recovery after critical illnesses such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. We sought to identify the mechanisms by which financial toxicity manifested in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, protective factors against such toxicity, and the consequences of financial toxicity to survivors' lives following acute respiratory distress syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The number of patients surviving critical care is increasing. Quality of life after critical care is known to be poor for some patients. The evidence base for effective rehabilitation interventions in the period following a stay in an intensive care unit is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: There is limited evidence regarding the impact of alcohol use disorders on long term outcomes from intensive care. The aims of this study were to analyse the nature and complications of alcohol related admissions to intensive care and determine whether alcohol use disorders impact on survival at six months post ICU discharge.
Method: This was an 18 month prospective observational cohort study in a 20 bedded mixed ICU, in a large teaching hospital in Scotland.