Twose, Paul, Jones, Una  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7156-8531 and Cornell, Gareth
2019.
Minimum standards of clinical practice for physiotherapists working in critical care settings in United Kingdom: A modified Delphi technique.
Journal of the Intensive Care Society
20
(2)
, pp. 118-131.
10.1177/1751143718807019
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Abstract
Introduction: Across the United Kingdom, physiotherapy for critical care patients is provided 24 h a day, 7 days per week. There is a national drive to standardise the knowledge and skills of physiotherapists which will support training and reduce variability in clinical practice. Methods: A modified Delphi technique using a questionnaire was used. The questionnaire, originally containing 214 items, was completed over three rounds. Items with no consensus were included in later rounds along with any additional items suggested. Results: In all, 114 physiotherapists from across the United Kingdom participated in the first round, with 102 and 92 completing rounds 2 and 3, respectively. In total, 224 items were included: 107 were deemed essential as a minimum standard of clinical practice; 83 were not essential and consensus was not reached for 34 items. Analysis/Conclusion: This study identified 107 items of knowledge and skills that are essential as a minimum standard for clinical practice by physiotherapists working in United Kingdom critical care units.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Healthcare Sciences |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 1751-1437 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2022 10:40 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/117186 |
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