Intervention: Once discharged, patients called their study nurse every 2 days to report any problems or complications. Patients were evaluated by their primary multidisciplinary medical team including their pulmonologist, intensivist, internist, psychologist, psychiatrist, physical therapist, and occupational therapist on a weekly basis and at 30 days. At each visit, the patient was interviewed, underwent a physical examination, pulmonary-function testing (PFT), posterior-anterior and lateral (PA-Lat) chest radiography (CXR), resting oximetry, a standardized 6MWT with continuous oximetry, free walking test as long as the stamina and capability of patient, and laboratory tests as indicated. At other times, if patients experienced a problem or complication, they notified investigators and presented to either their multidisciplinary medical team or their primary care provider for evaluation. Patients in the group 1 received rehabilitation employing the mixed model: Family-Centered Empowerment Model (FCEM) and Continuous Care Model (CCM). Group 2 received rehabilitation employing the FCEM, and Group 3 employed CCM, each in 4 stages. Stage 1 of the intervention was awareness and cognition. The patient was evaluated for their insight into their perceived illness severity and perceived sensitivity, or the degree to which they felt threatened by their illness. This was performed by means of 3-5 group sessions in the pre-intervention phase. Group sessions included 3-5 patients and lasted for 45-60 min each. Session content included assessments of the participants' psychological and physical conditions as well as their attitude towards the nature, definition, risk factors, symptoms, medical and nursing care, and complications resulting from the ARDS. In stage 2, patients were assessed for their expectations over 3-5 one-hour sessions. Groups of 3-4 patients shared and learnt from each other under the moderation and guidance of the principal researcher. In stage 3, the degree of patient acceptance was assessed using an educational participation method in group discussion. Patients reached practical solutions through using the problem-solving findings of the previous stage. Stage 4 consisted of formative and summative evaluations. The aim of the formative evaluation was to encourage patients to internalize their locus of control by encouraging personal responsibility about issues of health and seeing his/her self-empowerment. Summative evaluations were performed to evaluate the influence of the intervention on the study's medical outcomes. The study's medical outcomes were assessed in pre intervention, measurement 2 (10-day post intervention), measurement 3 (three-month post measurement 2), and ten following ups includes six three-month periods (6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21), four six-month periods (27, 33, 39, 45), and two twelve-month period (57, and 69) after intervention by deploying FCEM and CCM questionnaires.