Characterising the research profile of the critical care physiotherapy workforce and engagement with critical care research: a UK national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise the research profile of UK critical care physiotherapists including experience, training needs, and barriers and enablers to engagement in critical care research. 'Research' was defined broadly to encompass activities related to quantitative and qualitative studies, service evaluations, clinical audit and quality improvements.

Design

Closed-question online survey, with optional free-text responses.

Setting

UK critical care community.

Participants

UK critical care physiotherapists, regardless of clinical grade or existing research experience.

Results

268 eligible survey responses were received during the 12-week study period (21 incomplete, 7.8%). Respondents were based in university-affiliated (n=133, 49.6%) and district general

SUBMITTER: Connolly B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988191 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature