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

China Medical University Hospital1 site in 1 country164 target enrollmentNovember 6, 2021

ConditionsICU

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: ICU
Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital
Enrollment: 164
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Type of ICU
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 6, 2021

End Date

February 18, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

China Medical University Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Yu-Jung Cheng

Associate Professor

China Medical University, Taiwan

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•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

Exclusion Criteria

•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.