Antonio Ojeda, Andrea Calvo, Tomas Cuñat, Ricard Mellado Artigas, Ana Costas-Carrera, Marta Mónica Sánchez-Rodriguez, Oscar Comino-Trinidad, Jorge Aliaga, Marilyn Arias, Graciela Martínez-Pallí, Christian Dürsteler, Carlos Ferrando
BACKGROUND: Critical COVID-19 survivors are at risk of developing Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and Chronic ICU-Related Pain (CIRP). We determined whether a specific care program improves the quality of life (QoL) of patients at risk of developing PICS and CIRP after COVID-19 disease. METHODS: The PAIN-COVID trial was a parallel-group, single-centre, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. The intervention consisted of a follow up program, patient education on PICS and pain, and a psychological intervention based on Rehm's self-control model in patients with abnormal depression scores (>=8) in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at the baseline visit...
January 17, 2024: Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación