Physical therapy in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study of three Asian countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical therapy (PT) is beneficial for critically ill patients, but the extent of its application in the intensive care unit (ICU) differs between countries. Here, we compared the extent of PT intervention in the ICU in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan by evaluating the sociodemographic and ICU-related profiles of ICU physical therapists.

Materials and methods

In this cross-sectional study, a semistructured nationwide online survey was distributed to ICU physical therapists in the three countries.

Results

We analyzed the responses of 164 physical therapists from Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan. Significant differences were observed between the countries in all sociodemographic variables and the following ICU-related profiles of physical therapists: ICU wo

SUBMITTER: Viloria MAD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10635439 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature