Background Many Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors suffer from a multi-system disability,
termed the post-intensive care syndrome. There is no current national coordination of either …

Critical care medicine was founded upon principles of interdisciplinary teamwork. Notably,
some of the first interdisciplinary interactions occurred between epidemiologists and …

Background People with a mental health condition experience a high prevalence of chronic
disease risk behaviours eg, tobacco smoking and physical inactivity. Recommended …

Hintergrund: Intensivpatient_innen sind oft einer langen Immobilität ausgesetzt. Wenn sie
aber frühzeitig mobilisiert werden, lassen sich positive Effekte auf ihr Outcome, wie zB eine …

Background: To fulfil the desire for evidence-based practice, there is impetus for
occupational therapy (OT) to make research a priority and to encourage research …

Purpose: Individuals with arthritis face challenges in balancing activity, rest, and sleep.
While physiotherapists address activity, sleep considerations are often overlooked, despite …

In 2009, Physiotherapy Canada described the purpose of a pilot study, shortcomings of
research described as pilot studies submitted to the journal, and use of pilot study results by …

Purpose: This article describes current physiotherapy practice for critically ill adult patients
requiring prolonged stays in critical care (> 3 d) after complicated cardiac surgery in Ontario …

Physical rehabilitation (PR) started in the intensive care unit (ICU) may mitigate the physical
functional impairments often experienced by survivors. The field of ICU-based PR research …

Purpose In-bed cycling is a novel modality that permits the early initiation of rehabilitation in
the intensive care unit. We explored clinicians' experiences and perceptions of in-bed …