Qualitative, grounded theory exploration of patients' experience of early mobilisation, rehabilitation and recovery after critical illness.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Physical rehabilitation (encompassing early mobilisation) of the critically ill patient is recognised best practice; however, further work is needed to explore the patients' experience of rehabilitation qualitatively; a better understanding may facilitate implementation of early rehabilitation and elucidate the journey of survivorship.

Objectives

To explore patient experience of physical rehabilitation from critical illness during and after a stay on intensive care unit (ICU).

Design

Exploratory grounded theory study using semistructured interviews.

Setting

Adult medical/surgical ICU of a London teaching hospital.

Participants

A purposive sample of ICU survivors with intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) and an ICU length of stay of >72

SUBMITTER: Corner EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443050 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature