Physical Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Comparative Study of Three Asian Countries

China Medical University Hospital1 个研究点分布在 1 个国家目标入组 164 人开始时间: 2021年11月6日最近更新: 2022年10月31日

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试验速览

阶段: 不适用
状态: 已完成
发起方: China Medical University Hospital
入组人数: 164
试验地点: 1
主要终点: Type of ICU

研究概览研究设计入排标准结局指标研究者研究点记录与标识符相似试验

研究概览

简要总结

This descriptive-comparative study has explored and presented an overview of the extent of PT practice in the ICU in JP, PH, and TW. Specifically, the socio-demographic and ICU-related profiles of physical therapists (PTs) in Japan (JP), Philippines (PH), and Taiwan (TW) were presented, with the inclusion of the common PT interventions and challenges encountered in delivering PT services in the ICU in the said countries.

Included in the socio-demographic variables are the respondents' sex, age, highest educational attainment, PT work experience, and hospital affiliation. As to the ICU-related variables, it includes the respondents' ICU work experience, the types of ICU where respondents primarily work, the hiring department they belong to, the status of ICU posting, the duration of ICU posting, the daily ICU stay of the respondents, their engagement in on-call ICU PT services, the usual source of ICU patient referral, the number of daily ICU patients, the ratio of PT to ICU patients, and the level of participation in ICU-related PT training. Furthermore, different interventions that are commonly implemented and challenges that are commonly encountered in ICU PT service delivery in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan were also investigated.

详细描述

Physical therapy (PT) is proven beneficial among critically ill patients. However, there is an extent to the practice of PT in the intensive care unit (ICU) which differs between countries. With this, the extent of PT practice in the ICU in three Asian countries, namely Japan (JP), Philippines (PH), and Taiwan (TW), was determined and compared by specifically determining the socio-demographic and ICU-related profile of physical therapists (PTs) who have worked in the ICU.

研究设计

研究类型: Observational
观察模型: Cohort
时间视角: Cross Sectional

入排标准

性别: All
接受健康志愿者: 是

入选标准

•Physical therapists who:
•are currently residing or working in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan;
•are working, or have worked in an ICU in JP, PH, or TW, and have provided PT services to critically ill patients regardless of age, sex, nationality/race, and years of work experience (in general);
•have an active e-mail address; and
•provided informed consent

排除标准

•Physical therapists who are:
•newly hired (or rotated) PTs with ICU duty but have not yet handled any ICU patient; and
•licensed PTs from JP, PH, and TW but are based and/or are working abroad.