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In paediatric physiotherapy, parents are usually active in home treatment. However, in intensive care units, their role shifts to emotional support while therapists manage the child

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Physiotherapy
  • Intensive Care Medicine

Background:

  • Parents actively participate in most paediatric physiotherapy treatments, performing therapeutic exercises at home.
  • Therapists typically educate, supervise, and assess parents in managing their child's condition outside of clinical settings.
  • This model requires parents to continue treatment post-discharge, ensuring ongoing care continuity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the unique role of parents in paediatric intensive care physiotherapy.
  • To contrast parental involvement in intensive care with other paediatric physiotherapy settings.

Main Methods:

  • Observational analysis of parental roles in paediatric intensive care physiotherapy.
  • Comparison of parental involvement across different paediatric physiotherapy specialities (thoracic, neurological, orthopaedic).

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  • Intensive care is the sole paediatric physiotherapy domain where parents have minimal active treatment participation.
  • In intensive care, the primary parental function is providing emotional support to the child.
  • Therapists are solely responsible for conducting treatment interventions in the intensive care environment.

Conclusions:

  • The parental role in paediatric intensive care physiotherapy differs significantly from other areas.
  • Parental involvement in intensive care is primarily focused on emotional support, not direct treatment delivery.
  • This distinction necessitates a tailored approach to family-centered care within the paediatric intensive care unit.