PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Majed S. Alamri
AU  - Intsar S. Waked
AU  - Fatma M. Amin
AU  - Khalid W. Al-quliti
AU  - Mohammad D. Manzar
TI  - Effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in Intensive Care Unit
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180004
DP  - 2019 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 81--88
VI  - 24
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/2/81.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/2/81.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2019 Apr 01; 24
AB  - 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<0.05), pulmonary functions including Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (p<0.05) and quality of life, namely, Barthel Index and modified Rankin Scale (p<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.