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Implementing an early mobilization protocol and providing multidisciplinary education in the pediatric intensive care unit shifts provider-perceived barriers from safety concerns to logistical and workload challenges. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Assess perceived healthcare provider barriers to early mobilization before and after introducing an early mobility protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit.

September 5, 2026Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Barriers to Adherence of Early Mobilization Protocols in the PICU

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KRKatherine M. Rodriguez THTaemyn Hollis VKValerie Kalinowski

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey study reveals a shift from safety concerns to workload and sedation barriers in pediatric intensive care providers, indicating evolving challenges during protocol rollout.

Key Points

Assess perceived healthcare provider barriers to early mobilization before and after introducing an early mobility protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit.
Administered anonymous surveys to 94 multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care providers (nurses, physicians, and therapists) at a single tertiary center.
Conducted a baseline survey prior to multidisciplinary education and rollout of the 'Move Jr.' early mobility protocol.
Distributed a follow-up survey to the same provider cohort four months post-implementation to evaluate protocol knowledge, opinion changes, and persistent barriers.
Prior to protocol rollout, providers favored early mobility but cited accidental extubation, loss of central venous lines, and time limitations as the top three barriers.
At four months post-implementation, the top three perceived barriers shifted to time constraints, increased workload, and patient sedation levels.

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Rodriguez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4606b95aff0620ec0de https://doi.org/10.53391/2146-4618.1077

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September 5, 2026Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Barriers to Adherence of Early Mobilization Protocols in the PICU

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Authors

KRKatherine M. Rodriguez THTaemyn Hollis VKValerie Kalinowski

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey study reveals a shift from safety concerns to workload and sedation barriers in pediatric intensive care providers, indicating evolving challenges during protocol rollout.

Key Points

Assess perceived healthcare provider barriers to early mobilization before and after introducing an early mobility protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit.
Administered anonymous surveys to 94 multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care providers (nurses, physicians, and therapists) at a single tertiary center.
Conducted a baseline survey prior to multidisciplinary education and rollout of the 'Move Jr.' early mobility protocol.
Distributed a follow-up survey to the same provider cohort four months post-implementation to evaluate protocol knowledge, opinion changes, and persistent barriers.
Prior to protocol rollout, providers favored early mobility but cited accidental extubation, loss of central venous lines, and time limitations as the top three barriers.
At four months post-implementation, the top three perceived barriers shifted to time constraints, increased workload, and patient sedation levels.

Cite This Study

Rodriguez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4606b95aff0620ec0de https://doi.org/10.53391/2146-4618.1077

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