Patients' Adaptations After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Qualitative Study.
Katrina E Hauschildt, Claire Seigworth, Lee A Kamphuis and 5 others
PMID 34161982WHAT IT FOUND
Many ARDS survivors used assistive devices, family help, and self-directed exercise, but most still had unresolved problems.
Few sought more therapy after services ended, so ask what they are already trying.
Key findings
01Most patients reported some outpatient physical or occupational therapy (32/46, 70%).
02The most common physical accommodation was using assistive devices such as canes, walkers, or shower chairs (30/46, 65%).
03Thirty-one of 46 patients (67%) reported at least one persistent problem without a successful adaptation.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTsWhat it means for OTsWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
Only patients were interviewed, so caregiver strategies may be missing. Strategies were self-reported, so actual use and frequency are unknown. Participants came from a trial and had enough social support to be enrolled; they may not represent ARDS survivors with less support. The study did not test whether any strategy worked. Only 46 patients were interviewed, and they were English-speaking survivors from one trial.
Declared interests
The study was part of an NIH multicenter network; no author conflict-of-interest statement is provided in the supplied text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these strategies as proven treatments. The study asked what patients tried, not whether the strategies worked, and many patients still had unresolved problems.