This diploma thesis deals with post-intensive care syndrome in
patients with COVID-19 diagnosis. The theoretical part of the
thesis is divided into information about post-intensive care
syndrome and the COVID-19 disease. The main goal of this
diploma thesis was to document the presence and intensity of
the symptoms of post-intensive care syndrome in patients with
COVID-19 diagnosis after hospitalization in the intensive care
unit. Subsequently, the partial goals were to find out what
symptoms of PICS occur in patients, whether vaccination against
COVID-19 influences the incidence of PICS symptoms, and to
create educational material for non-medical intensive care
staff. The survey was based on qualitative research, with the
help of semi-structured interviews, which were conducted with a
total of 16 patients by telephone three months after the end of
hospitalization in an intensive care unit. The output of this
thesis is an educational material for intensive care staff.