Changes in Provider Perceptions Regarding Early Mobility in the PICU*

Objectives: Early mobility in the PICU is safe and feasible. However, PICUs continue to meet barriers to implementing early mobility. PICU providers were surveyed before and after initiating an early mobility protocol to determine perceived barriers and continued challenges in performing early mobility. Design: This single-center prospective study surveyed PICU providers regarding 26 potential barriers to early mobility using a five-point Likert scale. A survey was distributed 1 month prior to and 6 months after beginning an early mobility protocol. Setting: Free-standing academic tertiary care children’s hospital. Subjects: PICU providers of various professions. Interventions: Implementation of PICU-wide early mobility protocol. Measurements and Main Results: Paired pre- and post-early mobility protocol implementation surveys from 97 providers were compared. System-based barriers decreased after implementation of the early mobility protocol, such as lack of guidelines (75–20%; p
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Clinical Investigations Source Type: research