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Beliefs, attitudes and knowledge of cardiovascular healthcare providers on mobilization
Caroline Najjar1, Diana Dima2, Jane de Boer3
1McGill School of Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Aim:
To assess the beliefs, attitudes and knowledge of nurses, physicians and physiotherapists in a cardiovascular intensive care unit (CICU) on patient mobilization.
Design:
Survey of CV healthcare providers in the CICU at two academic tertiary care hospitals.
Methods:
The validated Patient Mobilization Attitudes and Beliefs Survey was distributed to CV providers. The survey is a 26-item self-administered questionnaire that assesses providers' perceived barriers in three domains: attitude, behaviour and knowledge.
Results:
Participants (N = 142) completed the survey (nurses, N = 67, physicians, N = 59 and physiotherapists, N = 16; 155 eligible participants, 91.6% overall completion rate). Nurses had lower overall knowledge, attitude and behaviour barriers to mobilization than physicians, but higher than physiotherapists (all p < .001). The highest barriers to mobilization for nurses were adequate staffing, patient-level and time restraint. These findings should inform efforts to overcome existing barriers and to transform acute cardiovascular mobility culture.
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