Predictors of active participation in physiotherapy on critical care.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Can verbal encouragement and self-reported patient motivation predict active participation in physiotherapy on critical care?
IRAS ID
169698
Contact name
Jill Francis
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 30 days
Research summary
Research has demonstrated that exercise and early movement play an important role in patients’ recovery during critical care stays, this is often referred to as ‘rehabilitation’. Physiotherapists are often involved in promoting this early rehabilitation and helping patients get out of bed as soon as possible. Studies have shown that this early rehabilitation is safe and feasible for critical care patients. However, little is known about how patients themselves feel about participating in rehabilitation at this stage in their hospital stay. There is limited research into how patients’ feelings about physiotherapy and their interaction with their physiotherapist can contribute to their participation in rehabilitation in the critical care setting.
Therefore, this study aims to identify whether self-reported patient motivation relating to physiotherapy and amount of physiotherapist given verbal encouragement, are predictors of the duration of patients’ active participation in one observed treatment session in a sample of critical care patients.
This study will involve adult patients in intensive care and high dependency units who are already receiving physiotherapy rehabilitation as part of their usual treatment. A researcher will observe and measure the duration of one physiotherapy rehabilitation session for each patient. Patients will then be read a series of statements relating to their experience of the physiotherapy session in a face-to-face discussion with the researcher. They will be asked to rate their agreement with the statements using a rating scale. The physiotherapist will also be given a short questionnaire asking them to rate a number of short statements.
The aim of the study will be to use the data collected to contribute to current knowledge about the factors affecting participation in physiotherapy on critical care. It is important to know this because it could enable physiotherapists to adapt their approach, and potentially enhance the rehabilitation experience for critical care patients.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0461
Date of REC Opinion
26 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion