Physical function measures in ICU survivors, where to now? A scoping review
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Background. Growing evidence is describing the long-term morbidity experienced by critical illness survivors, a major contributing factor being impaired physical function. Consensus is yet to be reached on which physical function measures should be included in this population. This review aimed to describe physical functioning measurement instruments used in longitudinal studies of critical illness survivors, based on the International Classification of Function (ICF).
Methods. An electronic database search of EbscoHost, Web of Science and Scopus was conducted from inception to November 2023. Two reviewers independently applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria to titles, abstracts and full text-studies. Extracted data included year of publication; country; participant age; follow-up timeframes and physical measurement instruments used. Instruments were classified according to ICF domains.
Results. Eighty studies published between 1995 and November 2023 were included. Forty-four different outcome measures were identified. Most studies (68) included multiple followed-up points and were completed within a year, and few studies (12) follow-up beyond a year. Based on the ICF, 11 (25%) instruments measured impairments and 33 (75%) activity limitations. Muscle power functions were the most frequently measured impairment (65%), utilising manual muscle testing (37.3%). The six-minute walk test (6MWT) was the most frequently used instrument in the activity/participation domain (31.6%). Only one instrument addressed all five the physical activity/participation domains, while the majority focused on mobility domain.
Conclusions. Multiple tools are used to report on physical deficits experienced by ICU survivors, either measuring impairments or activity/ participation limitations. Most studies report on physical function within the first year of survival. The heterogeneity and inconsistency over time of instruments used prevents synthesis of data to determine intervention efficacy. The validity, predictive value and sensitivity of the reported measures within ICU survivors needs to be established, only then can intervention studies be designed to measure effectiveness.
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