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Volume 8, Issue 3-4, December 2018, Pages 208 - 212

Survey of Respiratory Care Professionals’ Knowledge in Early Mobilization: A Pilot Study

Authors
Hatem Othman Qutub1, *, Abdelaziz Smiah Matani2, Faraz Ahmed Farooqi3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3Academic Affairs, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding author. Email: hqutub@iau.edu.sa
Corresponding Author
Hatem Othman Qutub
Received 9 May 2018, Accepted 15 September 2018, Available Online 31 December 2018.
DOI
10.2991/j.jegh.2018.06.100How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Early mobilization; intensive care unit; mechanical ventilation; respiratory care
Abstract

Early mobilization (EM) is practiced for intensive care unit (ICU) patients in many hospitals in the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia. Respiratory care professionals’ knowledge about using EM was, therefore, surveyed and investigated to improve and update its practice and ultimately to develop related regulations and policies. A survey including 156 respiratory care professionals was conducted using a validated questionnaire. The focus was on collecting information on participants’ relevant backgrounds and on proper use of EM. Knowledge and proper use of EM were calculated in relation to participants’ demographic and professional characteristics. The statistical analysis using analysis of variance and Student t-test showed that factors that affected knowledge of EM were the respiratory care professional’s age, gender, nationality, and years of experience in intensive care medicine. How many patients these professionals treated using EM also significantly correlated with their knowledge of EM. The survey showed the extent of respiratory care professionals’ knowledge about the proper use of EM. More importantly, the survey also identified important shortfalls in practice of some experienced medical practitioners.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
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Pages
208 - 212
Publication Date
2018/12/31
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
DOI
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© 2018 Atlantis Press International B.V.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc/4.0/).

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