Self-Reported Physical Symptoms in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivors: Pilot Exploration Over Four Months Post-ICU Discharge  JiYeon Choi, PhD, RN, Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD, RN, Richard Schulz, PhD, Judith A. Tate, PhD, RN, Michael P. Donahoe, MD, Dianxu Ren, MD, PhD, Barbara A. Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, Paula R. Sherwood, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAAN  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 257-270 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.019 Copyright © 2014 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Participant enrollment and follow-up. Participant enrollment occurred between November 2008 and July 2010 (over 21 months). In 19 dyads who refused, reasons for refusal include: “too busy” (n=10, 53%), “feel stressed” (n=4, 21%), “other family members disagree” (n=2, 10.5%), “not interested” (n=2, 10.5%), and “not feel comfortable” (n=1, 5%). ICU=intensive care unit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2014 47, 257-270DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.019) Copyright © 2014 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Proportion of patients by the number of symptoms present at each time point after intensive care unit discharge. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2014 47, 257-270DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.019) Copyright © 2014 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Severity scores of four symptoms for four months post-intensive care unit discharge. ES=effect size. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2014 47, 257-270DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.019) Copyright © 2014 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions