Effectiveness of an exercise programme on physical function in patients discharged from hospital following critical illness: a randomised controlled trial (the REVIVE trial)

Kathryn McDowell; Brenda O'Neill; Bronagh Blackwood; Chris Clarke; Evie Gardner; Paul Johnston; Michaeline Kelly; John McCaffrey; Brian Mullan; Sally Murphy; T John Trinder; Gavin Lavery; Daniel F McAuley; Judy M Bradley

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208723

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Effectiveness of an exercise programme on physical function in patients discharged from hospital following critical illness: a randomised controlled trial (the REVIVE trial)

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Kathryn McDowell Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brenda O'Neill Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bronagh Blackwood Centre Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris Clarke Intensive Care Unit, Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Evie Gardner Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Johnston Intensive Care Unit, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michaeline Kelly Intensive Care Unit, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John McCaffrey Intensive Care Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian Mullan Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sally Murphy Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
T John Trinder Intensive Care Unit, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gavin Lavery Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel F McAuley Centre Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, Belfast, UK Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Judy M Bradley Centre Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Brenda O'Neill, Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHaRT), Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK; b.oneill{at}ulster.ac.uk

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McDowell K, O'Neill B, Blackwood B, et al

Effectiveness of an exercise programme on physical function in patients discharged from hospital following critical illness: a randomised controlled trial (the REVIVE trial)

Thorax 2017;72:594-595.

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Received April 5, 2016
Revised September 13, 2016
Accepted October 7, 2016
First published November 15, 2016.

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September 01, 2022

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