Covid-19 is a disease where both clinical experience and thus knowledge about the long-term effects of the disease are currently sparse. However, current follow-up results indicate a more pronounced cognitive and respiratory impairment than previously seen in a normal ICU population. As we know that the prevalence of impairments in neurocognitive and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is increased in a majority of ICU patients, it would be of benefit to gain knowledge about the impact on the recovery trajectory for patients treated for Covid-19, and to increase the understanding of which factors that affect the HRQoL and recovery and in what way these differs between patients treated in ICU for Covid-19 and other causes respectively. This can contribute to better structures for follow-up and possibility to individualisation that better address which patients are in risk for decreased HRQoL and where benefit for the patient, health care and social economic can be achieved.
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Timeframe: 2, 6, 12 months post ICU