Associate Professor Ilse Brannagan
Group Leader
Ilse is an intensive care physiotherapist whose research follows patients and families for a year after discharge.
Critical Care Recovery Group
Life after intensive care, for patients and their families.
About the group
Our studies follow people who have spent time in intensive care, to understand the long road back and to test support that starts on the ward.
Our people
Leilani Strand
Master's Student
Leilani is investigating sleep and fatigue in the first three months after intensive care.
Our research
The studies listed on this page are run or led by the group. Each one is entered once and also appears on the matching theme pages.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/007
After Intensive Care
Following patients and families for a year after an intensive care stay.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/066
Breathe Easy at Home
Guided breathing and strength exercises by video call in the first eight weeks home after intensive care.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/131
Family Voices in Intensive Care
Interviews with family members about what helped, and what did not, while someone they love was in intensive care.
CompletedEthics TEST/2025/054
Sleep After ICU
Measuring sleep at home in the three months after intensive care.
Our publications
Selected papers, each with a summary in plain language, then the full list by year.
One year after intensive care: recovery trajectories of patients and families
Brannagan I, Strand L, et al. Example Critical Care Journal, 2025. doi:10.5555/example.2025.022
In plain language
We followed 250 people for a year after intensive care. Half still had problems with fatigue at six months, and family members reported high levels of stress. Support needs to start before people leave hospital.
2026
- Fatigue in the first three months after intensive careStrand L, Brannagan I. Example Critical Care Journal, 2026. doi:10.5555/example.2026.105
News from this group
- Webinar: life after intensive care
A recording of our public webinar with patients and families is now online.