Abstract
Background:
Intensive Care Unit or ICU stays are crucial for survival of lives but it can have a significant psychological outcomes on survivors, which effects their post-discharge quality of life. Psychological distraction includes anxiety, depression, and some post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which have been increasingly reported amid ICU survivors.
Aim:
This study aims to evaluate the psychological influence of ICU stays on patients and examination of how these mental health challenges effect their overall quality of life after discharge from hospital.
Methods:
An anticipated associated study was conducted which involves adult’s ICU survivors from a tertiary care hospital. Psychological evaluations were conducted by using validated tools like HADS, IES-R at 1, 3, and 8 months’ post-discharge. Standard of life was evaluated by using the SF-40 questionnaire. Data were analyzed to identify link between ICU-related psychological symptoms and outcomes of quality of life.
Results:
Findings disclosed a high prevalence of anxiety 40%, depression 34%, and PTSD symptoms 30% among survivors. These psychological elements frequently correlate the reduced physical and mental quality of life in scores.  Components include length of ICU stays, constraints, and other mechanical ventilation while duration were linked with severe psychological results.
Conclusion:
ICU survivors features the substantial psychological morbidity which severely affects the quality of life  after discharge. Early psychological conceal and intervention in ICU checkup and care are important to improve the long-term recovery results.
Keywords:  ICU, after discharge, physical, mental health