Perceived Barriers to Mobility in a Medical ICU: The Patient Mobilization Attitudes & Beliefs Survey for the ICU.
Carrie M GoodsonLisa Aronson FriedmanEarl MantheiyKevin HeckleAnnette LavezzaAmy ToonstraAnn M ParkerJason SeltzerMichael VelaetisMary GloverCaroline OuttenKit SchwartzAntionette JonesSarah CogginsErik H HoyerKitty S ChanDale M NeedhamPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2018)
In our medical ICU, across 6 different clinical roles, there were relatively low perceived barriers to patient mobility, with greater work experience over the first 10 years being associated with lower perceived barriers. As part of a structured quality improvement project, the PMABS-ICU may be valuable in assisting to identify specific perceived barriers for consideration in designing mobility interventions for the ICU setting.