Practice patterns of canadian physiotherapists mobilizing patients with external ventricular drains
| Autor: | Chelsea Hale, Kyle Wong, Amanda Pennings, Cheryl Cott, Benjamin Tobali, Christopher Hawke, Jean Brown, Carol Heck, Catharine Duncan, Amanda Rnic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Mobilization Practice patterns business.industry Alternative medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Computer-assisted web interviewing Articles Patient population Work status Physical therapy medicine Experience level business External ventricular drain |
| Zdroj: | Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada. 65(4) |
| ISSN: | 0300-0508 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To describe current mobilization practices of Canadian physiotherapists when treating patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs). Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study design using an online questionnaire via SurveyMonkey. An email invitation and questionnaire link was distributed in March 2010 to physiotherapists currently working with this patient population in Neurosurgical Centres across Canada. Results: Respondents were 25 physiotherapists (21 full-time, 2 part-time, and 2 who did not disclose work status) working in 5 different provinces who treated ≥1 patient/month with an EVD (n=9). Slightly more than half of respondents had ≤10 years' clinical physiotherapy experience (n=14); the remainder had >10 years' experience (n=11). The majority of respondents indicated that they felt comfortable mobilizing patients with EVDs (n =19) and that it was safe to do so (n=20). Clinical experience (n=23) and safety concerns (n=25) were most commonly cited as guiding practice. More experienced physiotherapists were more likely to use out-of-bed mobilization practices. Regardless of experience, the majority of physiotherapists (20/25) ranked intracranial pressure (ICP) as the most important factor and saturation of oxygen (Spo2) as the least important factor to consider before mobilization. Conclusions: Canadian physiotherapists are mobilizing patients with EVDs, and the intensity level of their mobilization practices appears to be related to their experience level. Data from the current study may be used in developing future best-practice guidelines for the mobilization of patients with EVDs. |
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