Study protocol: The Improving Care of Acute Lung Injury Patients (ICAP) study

Table 2 Outcomes retrospectively assessed at baseline in the Improving Care of ALI Patients (ICAP) study

Outcome	Instrument(s)	Time required (minutes)
Hearing	HHIA-S survey [36]	4
Physical functional status	ADL survey [33]	6
	IADL survey [34]	8
Employment, caregiver and living arrangements	Custom-made survey	14
Health-related quality of life	EQ-5D survey [32]	4
	SF-36 survey [53]	24

ADL, Activities of Daily Living; ALI, acute lung injury; EQ-5D, EuroQOL; HHIA-S, Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults – Screening; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey. The time required is derived from pilot testing. The total time for baseline assessment is at least 60 minutes per patient.

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