PIM-COVID study: protocol for a multicentre, longitudinal study measuring the psychological impact of surviving an intensive care admission due to COVID-19 on patients in the UK

Waite, Alicia AC ORCID: 0000-0001-8734-994X, Johnston, Brian W ORCID: 0000-0003-1634-3297, Boyle, Andrew J, Cherry, Mary Gemma, Fisher, Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-7388-720X, Brown, Stephen L, Jones, Christina, Williams, Karen and Welters, Ingeborg D ORCID: 0000-0001-8734-994X (2023) PIM-COVID study: protocol for a multicentre, longitudinal study measuring the psychological impact of surviving an intensive care admission due to COVID-19 on patients in the UK. BMJ OPEN, 13 (9). e071730-.

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Abstract

<h4>Introduction</h4>Psychological distress is common in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and is anticipated in those who were treated for severe COVID-19 infection. This trainee-led, multicentre, observational, longitudinal study aims to assess the psychological outcomes of ICU survivors treated for COVID-19 infection in the UK at 3, 6 and/or 12 months after ICU discharge and explore whether there are demographic, psychosocial and clinical risk factors for psychological distress.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>Questionnaires will be provided to study participants 3, 6 and/or 12 months after discharge from intensive care, assessing for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress symptoms, health-related quality of life and physical symptoms. Demographic, psychosocial and clinical data will also be collected to explore risk factors for psychological distress using latent growth curve modelling. Study participants will be eligible to complete questionnaires at any of the three time points online, by telephone or by post.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>The PIM-COVID study was approved by the Health Research Authority (East Midlands - Derby Research and Ethics Committee, reference: 20/EM/0247).<h4>Trial registration number</h4>NCT05092529.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Anxiety disorders, Depression & mood disorders, COVID-19, Quality of Life, Adult intensive & critical care
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Clinical Directorate
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 07:54
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2023 16:42
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071730
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172320