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Table 1 Participant activities and study contact

From: Study protocol: Home-based physical rehabilitation for survivors of a critical illness [ACTRN12605000166673]

Participant activities

Home visits after discharge (weeks)a

 

1 (baseline)

3

6

8 (short term)

26 (long term)

Outcome assessment: control and intervention groups

     

   Health-related quality of life (SF-36)

Visit 1

-

-

Visit 5

Visit 6

   Physical endurance (6 MWT/Borg)

Visit 1

-

-

Visit 5

Visit 6

   Psychological status (DASS/IES)

Visit 1

-

-

Visit 5

Visit 6

Intervention group

     

   Strength training

Visit 2

Visit 3

Visit 4

-

-

   Endurance training

Visit 2

Visit 3

Visit 4

-

-

  1. a Visits 1, 5 and 6 are conducted by an assessor blinded to the study group; visits 2, 3 and 4 are conducted by a 'trainer' not involved in assessment, with follow up phone calls during weeks 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 of the programme.
  2. Borg, modified Borg Scale; DASS, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; IES, Impact of Events Scale; 6 MWT, 6 min walk test; SF-36, Short-Form-36 version 2.
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