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Study (year) | Study design | Place | Population | Conclusion |
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Timenetsky et al. [69] (2020) | 1-day point prevalence study | Brazil | 348 adult patients with more than 24 h of ICU stay (24 mixed ICU, 1 surgical ICU, and 1 medical ICU) | High prevalence of mobilization activities in critically ill patients Not much active mobilization in mechanically ventilated patients |
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Sibilla et al. [70] (2017) | Point prevalence study | Switzerland | 161 mechanically ventilated patients from 35 ICUs | Only 33% of the mechanically ventilated patients actively mobilized |
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Nydahl et al. [71] (2014) | 1-day point prevalence study | Germany | Mechanically ventilated patients | Three quarters of the patients not mobilized out of bed |
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Berney et al. [72] (2013) | One-day point prevalence study | Australia and New Zealand | 514 patients admitted to the intensive care unit from 38 ICUs | Low patient mobilization on that day |
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TEAM study investigators [65] (2015) | Cohort study | Australia and New Zealand | 192 mechanically ventilated ICU patients from 12 ICUs | 84% of the physiotherapy sessions did not include early mobilization |
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Leong et al. [73] (2017) | Cross-sectional survey on early mobilization of mechanically ventilated patients | Malaysia | 186 nurses working in adult critical care units of University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), a 1200-bed referral centre | Mobilizing patient three times and above per shift was reported by 75% of nurses. 47.7% reported that they only performed passive range of motion to mechanically ventilated patients. 29.5% reported that they only provide active ROM for their patient. 72% nurses reported that they had not gone through patient mobilization training |
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Bhat et al. [74] (2016) | Cross-sectional survey | India | 82 physiotherapists working in neurological intensive care units of India | 97.6% participants reported that patients received mobilization in some form. Mobilization in various forms practiced in the neurological ICUs of India. Less availability of physiotherapists on weekends and night hours. |
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Chawla et al. [75] (2014) | Survey | India | 659 physicians of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Society of Anesthesiologists who worked full time or part time in intensive care | High awareness of benefits of early mobilization and low implementation |
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