Intensive Crit Care Nurs
January 2025
Objectives: To investigate the trajectories and determinants of muscle strength in ICU patients and their impact on 1-, 6-, and 12-month mortality outcomes.
Design: Prospective multicenter cohort study.
Settings: Ten ICUs across five tertiary hospitals in Fujian Province, China.
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a WeChat applet-based whole process psychological empowerment program (Wab-WPPEP) on post-intensive care syndrome-family in family caregivers of heart valve replacement patients.
Design: Two-arm, parallel, randomized controlled clinical trial.
Settings: A tertiary general hospital in Fuzhou, China.
Background: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a prevalent and severe issue among ICU patients. Resistance training and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) intervention have demonstrated the potential to enhance muscle function in patients with sarcopenia and in older adults. The purpose of this study was to determine whether resistance training and/or HMB administration would improve physical function, muscle strength, and quality of life in medical ICU patients.
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