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Multicenter Study
Health Expectations and Quality of Life after Acute Respiratory Failure: A multicenter prospective cohort study.
Patients often have high expectations for recovery after critical illness, but the impact of these expectations on subsequent quality of life (QoL) after serious illnesses has not been evaluated empirically. ⋯ Fulfillment of health expectations is associated with better QoL after ARF, suggesting a mechanism underpinning successful ICU recovery programs that incorporate normalization and expectation management.