Am J Crit Care 2022 03;31(2):137-144
Babar Khan is a professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, a researcher, Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, Indiana University School of Medicine; and a research scientist and codirector, IU Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute.
Background: Cognitive impairment is common in intensive care unit survivors, pointing to the potential utility of a caregiver-based tool to screen for post-intensive care syndrome.
Objective: To validate the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor, Caregiver Version (HABC-M CG), as a caregiver-based tool to screen for post-intensive care syndrome.
Methods: A total of 116 patients who survived a stay in the intensive care unit completed standardized assessments of cognition, psychological symptoms, and physical functioning, and their caregivers completed the HABC-M CG. Read More