Associations Between Inactivity and Cognitive Function in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors
Maya N. Elias,
Emily A. Ahrens,
Farah A. Schumacher
et al.
Abstract:Background/Introduction
Critically ill older adults are profoundly inactive while in the intensive care unit (ICU), and this inactivity persists after discharge from the ICU. Older ICU survivors who were mechanically ventilated are at high risk for post-ICU cognitive impairment.
Objectives/Aims
The present study examined the relationship between the ratio of daytime to nighttime activity and executive function in older ICU survivors.
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