This Core Outcome Measurement Set is recommended for use in all clinical research evaluating acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors after hospital discharge. In the future, researchers should evaluate measures for outcomes not reaching consensus. Response rates were 91 to 97% across the three rounds. Among 75 measurement instruments evaluated, the following met a priori consensus criteria: EQ-5D and 36-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (optional) for the “satisfaction with life and personal enjoyment” and “pain” outcomes, and both the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Impact of Events Scale–Revised for the “mental health” outcome.

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