Health-related quality of life in sepsis survivors

Laura Menezes Silveira; Carina Aparecida Marosti Dessotte; Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas; Matheus Rozário Matioli; Angelita Maria Stabile

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300019

Authors

Laura Menezes Silveira Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Carina Aparecida Marosti Dessotte Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Matheus Rozário Matioli Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Angelita Maria Stabile Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300019

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Sepsis, Mortality.

Abstract

Objective: to identify the evidence available on the changes in health-related quality of life of patients who survived an episode of sepsis. Methods: the LILACS, MEDLINE CINAHL Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases were used. Results: of the 1729 publications identified, 16 were included in the study. Patients who survived an episode of sepsis presented reduction in the quality of life when compared to the general population or to other groups of patients who had an episode of severe illness, even after long periods following discharge from hospital, independently of the scale used, of the patients’ clinical characteristics, and their country of origin. The changes in the quality of life are mainly related to the physical and mental aspects. Conclusion: knowledge of the changes in quality of life of patients who survived an episode of sepsis demonstrates the need for long-term monitoring of these patients.