• Nina Wubben, Marieke Zegers, BisschopsLaurens L ALLARadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Intensive Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: laurens.bisschops@radboudumc.nl., Tim Frenzel, Johannes G van der Hoeven, and Mark van den Boogaard.
• Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Intensive Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: nina.wubben@radboudumc.nl.
• J Crit Care. 2022 Apr 1; 68: 121-128.

PurposeTo examine the feasibility of using the PREdicting PAtients' long-term outcome for Recovery (PREPARE) prediction model for Quality of Life (QoL) 1 year after ICU admission in ICU practice to prepare expected ICU survivors and their relatives for life post-ICU.Materials And MethodsBetween June 2020 and February 2021, the predicted change in QoL after 1 year was discussed in 25 family conferences in the ICU. 13 physicians, 10 nurses and 19 patients and/or family members were interviewed to evaluate intervention feasibility in ICU practice. Interviews were analysed qualitatively using thematic coding.ResultsPatients' median age was 68.0 years, five patients (20.0%) were female and seven patients (28.0%) died during ICU stay. Generally, study participants thought the intervention, which clarified the concept of QoL through visualization and served as a reminder to discuss QoL and expectations for life post-ICU, had merit. However, some participants, especially physicians, thought the prediction model needed more data on more severely ill ICU patients to curb uncertainty.ConclusionsUsing predicted QoL scores in ICU practice to prepare patients and family members for life after ICU discharge is feasible. After optimising the model and implementation strategy, its effectiveness can be evaluated in a larger trial.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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