TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers and strategies for early mobilization of patients in intensive care units
AU - Dubb, Rolf
AU - Nydahl, Peter
AU - Hermes, Carsten
AU - Schwabbauer, Norbert
AU - Toonstra, Amy
AU - Parker, Ann M.
AU - Kaltwasser, Arnold
AU - Needham, Dale M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the American Thoracic Society.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Early mobilization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is safe, feasible, and beneficial. However, implementation of early mobility as part of routine clinical care can be challenging. The objective of this review is to identify barriers to early mobilization and discuss strategies to overcome such barriers. Based on a literature search, we synthesize data from 40 studies reporting 28 unique barriers to earlymobility, of which 14 (50%)were patientrelated, 5 (18%) structural, 5 (18%) ICU cultural, and 4 (14%) process-related barriers. These barriers varied across ICUs and within disciplines, depending on the ICU patient population, setting, attitude, and ICU culture. To overcome the identified barriers, over 70 strategies were reported and are synthesized in this review, including: Implementation of safety guidelines; use of mobility protocols; interprofessional training, education, and rounds; and involvement of physician champions. Systematic efforts to change ICUculture to prioritize early mobilization using an interprofessional approach and multiple targeted strategies are important components of successfully implementing earlymobility in clinical practice.
AB - Early mobilization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is safe, feasible, and beneficial. However, implementation of early mobility as part of routine clinical care can be challenging. The objective of this review is to identify barriers to early mobilization and discuss strategies to overcome such barriers. Based on a literature search, we synthesize data from 40 studies reporting 28 unique barriers to earlymobility, of which 14 (50%)were patientrelated, 5 (18%) structural, 5 (18%) ICU cultural, and 4 (14%) process-related barriers. These barriers varied across ICUs and within disciplines, depending on the ICU patient population, setting, attitude, and ICU culture. To overcome the identified barriers, over 70 strategies were reported and are synthesized in this review, including: Implementation of safety guidelines; use of mobility protocols; interprofessional training, education, and rounds; and involvement of physician champions. Systematic efforts to change ICUculture to prioritize early mobilization using an interprofessional approach and multiple targeted strategies are important components of successfully implementing earlymobility in clinical practice.
KW - Critical care
KW - Intensive care
KW - Physical therapy
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Review
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U2 - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-586CME
DO - 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-586CME
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27144796
AN - SCOPUS:84989261659
SN - 2325-6621
VL - 13
SP - 724
EP - 730
JO - Annals of the American Thoracic Society
JF - Annals of the American Thoracic Society
IS - 5
ER -