ICU
Conditions
Keywords
Physiotherapy, Intensive care unit, ICU physical therapy
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
China Medical University, Taiwan
Mariano Marcos State University
Juntendo University
China Medical University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Physical therapists who: 1. are currently residing or working in Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan; 2. 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); 3. have an active e-mail address; and 4. provided informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Physical therapists who are: 1. newly hired (or rotated) PTs with ICU duty but have not yet handled any ICU patient; and 2. licensed PTs from JP, PH, and TW but are based and/or are working abroad.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | November 6, 2021 to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ |
| Highest educational attainment | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | PhD, Master, diploma |
| Work experience | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (by age range) |
| Hospital affiliation | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (with sub-classification: level, ownership, teaching affiliation) |
| ICU work experience | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (in range) |
| Type of ICU | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Multiple answer question |
| Hiring department | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ |
| Status of ICU posting | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ |
| Duration of ICU posting | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (by time range) |
| ICU stay per day | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (by time range) |
| Engagement in on-call ICU PT service | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of a dichotomous question |
| ICU PTs in the hospital | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked via short answer question |
| Source of ICU patient referral | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ |
| Number of ICU patients per day | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ (by range) |
| PT-patient ratio | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of MCQ |
| Participation in ICU-related PT trainin | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Asked in the form of dichotomus, MCQ, and multiple answer question |
| Most common PT techniques implemented in the ICU | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Multiple answer question |
| Challenges encountered in the delivery of PT services in the ICU | November 6 2021, to February 18, 2022 | Multiple answer question |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed