Review Article
Effectiveness, Safety, and Barriers to Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit
Table 3
Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of early mobilization in the intensive care unit.
| Outcomes | Outcome measures |
| Muscle strength | Hand-held dynamometer | Medical Research Council Score | Incidence of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) at hospital discharge |
| Physical function | ICU Mobility Scale | Surgical intensive care unit optimal mobility score (SOMS) | Interval scores Physical Function ICU Test (PFIT-s) | Short Physical Performance Battery score (SPPB) | Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | Barthel Index | Six-minute walk test |
| Quality of life | 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) | SF-36 physical health summary score and mental health summary scores |
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