Knowledge Attitude and Behaviour among Physiotherapists in Early Mobilization of Patient in Intensive Care Unit

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and behavior regarding the benefits of early mobilization and to identify perceived barriers to delivery of mobility of physiotherapy in the ICU. Methods: 120 physiotherapists were included using convenient sampling working in ICU from Ahmedabad. Questionnaire for knowledge, attitude, and behavior among physiotherapists. The questionnaire was electronically distributed among physiotherapists. The data collected was analyzed by using MS Excel 2010. Result: There were 85%(n=102) response rate. Proportion of poor, fair and good knowledge towards EM in ICU were 3%, 31% & 56% respectively, while negative, fair and positive attitude were 17%, 28% & 55% respectively, and that of negative, fair and good behavior were 10%, 16% & 74% respectively among Physiotherapists. Conclusion: There was average knowledge, attitude, and behaviour among physiotherapists in early mobilization of patients in ICU. During the study we also found that majority of physiotherapist weren’t confident with the use if vasoactive drugs and the consumption of time in mobilizing the patients were barriers during EM. Keywords: Early mobilization, ICU, Physiotherapists