<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alamri, Majed S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Waked, Intsar S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Amin, Fatma M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-quliti, Khalid W.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manzar, Mohammad D.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in Intensive Care Unit</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neurosciences Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">81-88</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180004</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in the intensive care unit.Methods: Participants were patients with first or recurrent stroke (n=60, age=49.02±6.36 years, body mass index=32.95±5.67 kg/m2) admitted to the intensive care stroke unit in general hospitals, Riyadh during October and December 2016. Single group pretest-posttest design involving an early mobility protocol was started within first 24 hours admission. Pre and post measurements of muscle strength, pulmonary function and quality of life were carried out.Results: There were significant improvements in muscle strength of upper and lower extremities´ muscles after treatment (p&lt;0.05), pulmonary functions including Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (p&lt;0.05) and quality of life, namely, Barthel Index and modified Rankin Scale (p&lt;0.01).Conclusion: This study demonstrates that initiating an early mobility protocol is safe and effective for intensive care unit stroke patients and supports introducing the current protocol as a standard protocol in neurogenic Intensive Care Units.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>