Clinical trial NCT06407076: Strengths and Weaknesses of Physiotherapy in the Daily Work of an Intensive Care Unit
Official title: Strengths and Weaknesses of Physiotherapy in the Daily Work of an Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Healthcare
Lead sponsor: University of Oviedo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-09
Enrollment: 21
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: To protect the privacy of the healthcare professionals, we will invite the Heads of Service and Section of the Intensive Care Unit to approach potential participants who, based on their personal and clinical experience, may be able to participate in the study. Subsequently, we will schedule a time for personal interviews and focus groups if potential participants are interested in taking part in the study. With the support of the Intensive Care Unit managers, we will be able to recruit healthcare professionals who meet the selection criteria.

Brief summary: Background. A stay in the Intensive Care Unit can cause long-term problems and physiological changes at the neuromuscular and respiratory levels in critically ill patients. Early physiotherapy in these patients is safe and feasible to avoid or reduce the adverse musculoskeletal and respiratory effects of the stay in this hospital unit.

Objective. To identify the strengths and barriers of Physiotherapy in an Intensive Care Unit, according to the vision of different Health Science professionals.

Method. Qualitative observational study using individual interviews and focus groups. 18 people (6 doctors, 6 nurses and 6 physiotherapists) will be included in the study. The 18 health professionals will participate in personal interviews and focus groups (3 focus groups with 6 participants each). Participants will be recruited from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Data will be analysed using the thematic analysis approach according to Braun and Clarke's method. We will use face-to-face interviews and focus groups to collect data and analyse them through thematic analysis. Purposive sampling will be used to recruit our participants. We will continue to recruit participants, if necessary, until saturation of data from the thematic analysis is reached.

Expected outcomes. To assess the knowledge, perceptions and expectations of the healthcare staff in the Intensive Care Unit regarding Physiotherapy in the management of patients admitted to this Unit. To identify the strengths of Physiotherapy in the management of these patients.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Professionals from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.
* With clinical experience of at least 2 years.
* Currently working or having worked in coordination with physiotherapists in the Intensive Care Unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Professionals who are unfamiliar with the usual physiotherapy therapy in an Intensive Care Unit.
* Resident interns in their first year of training.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Assess the knowledge on Physiotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit
timeFrame: Screening visit
measure: Assess the benefits on Physiotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit
timeFrame: Screening visit
measure: Assess the collaboration between healthcare professionals in the Intensive Care Unit
timeFrame: Screening visit
measure: Assess the needs and recommendations of Physiotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit.
timeFrame: Screening visit
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oviedo
country: Spain
facility: University of Oviedo
state: Asturias
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