Effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in Intensive Care Unit.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
; 24(2): 81-88, 2019 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in the intensive care unit.METHODS:
Participants were patients with first or recurrent stroke (n=60, age=49.02+/- 6.36 years, body mass index=32.95+/-5.67 kg/m2) admitted to the intensive care stroke unit in general hospitals, Riyadh during October and December 2016. Single group pretest-posttest design involving an early mobility protocol was started within first 24 hours admission. Pre and post measurements of muscle strength, pulmonary function and quality of life were carried out.RESULTS:
There were significant improvements in muscle strength of upper and lower extremities` muscles after treatment (p less than 0.05), pulmonary functions including Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (p less than 0.05) and quality of life, namely, Barthel Index and modified Rankin Scale (p less than 0.01).CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrates that initiating an early mobility protocol is safe and effective for intensive care unit stroke patients and supports introducing the current protocol as a standard protocol in neurogenic Intensive Care Units.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ambulación Precoz
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Rehabilitación de Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article