Table 2 Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) 1 month after discharge from ICU allocated to trajectory classes

Quality of life (SF-36)

Physical functioning (PF), mean (SD)

16.9 (24.6)

8.1 (20.4)

6.1 (19.7)

13.5 (23.7)

9 (4.0)

 < 0.001^a

 < .035^a

.456^a

Role physical (RP), mean (SD)

11.7 (26.1)

1.0 (4.9)

2.8 (12.3)

9.0 (23.1)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.016^a

 < .012^a

.737^a

Bodily pain (BP), mean (SD)

60.3 (35.5)

34.7 (34.4)

37.1 (34.1)

52.8 (36.9)

5 (2.2)

 < 0.002^a

 < .001^a

.924^a

General health (GH), mean (SD)

44.6 (18.8)

34.9 (17.6)

36.2 (17.0)

41.4 (18.4)

3 (1.3)

 < 0.005^a

 < .007^a

.584^a

Vitality (VT), mean (SD)

39.4 (20.1)

24.6 (15.4)

25.4 (17.8)

35.0 (18.4)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.001^a

 < .001^a

.943^a

Social functioning (SF), mean (SD)

79.4 (28.7)

62.0 (37.0)

66.6 (35.5)

71.1 (31.6)

3 (1.3)

 < 0.015^a

 < .033^a

.555^a

Role emotional (RE), mean (SD)

61.9 (46.6)

33.3 (47.1)

31.8 (41.9)

51.2 (47.5)

2 (0.9)

 < 0.004^a

 < .001^a

.949^a

Mental health (MH), mean (SD)

67.5 (18.5)

46.5 (25.2)

42.1 (17.1)

60.2 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.001^a

 < .001^a

.390^a