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Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Gerontology
  • Physical Therapy

Background:

  • Prolonged bed rest in patients leads to significant motor deficits, including muscle atrophy and bone density loss, complicating recovery.
  • Effective physical rehabilitation strategies are crucial for bedridden individuals to mitigate the adverse effects of immobility.
  • Current gaps in understanding and implementing tailored rehabilitation programs necessitate comprehensive review.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review mapping physical rehabilitation programs for bedridden patients with prolonged immobility.
  • To identify and categorize the types of rehabilitation programs, assistive devices, and outcome parameters currently employed.
  • To inform the development of more effective and context-specific rehabilitation interventions.

Main Methods:

  • The review follows the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews.
  • Comprehensive searches of electronic databases and grey literature will be performed.
  • Data extraction will utilize a custom tool, followed by narrative synthesis and tabular presentation.

Main Results:

  • This section is to be populated upon completion of the review; it will summarize the findings on rehabilitation programs, devices, and assessed parameters.
  • The review aims to identify trends, variations, and potential limitations in existing rehabilitation approaches.
  • Results will highlight areas for improvement and innovation in physical rehabilitation for this patient group.

Conclusions:

  • This scoping review will provide a comprehensive overview of physical rehabilitation for bedridden patients.
  • Findings will assist healthcare professionals and stakeholders in developing optimized rehabilitation programs.
  • The study aims to identify critical challenges and inform the creation of new, evidence-based interventions.