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Know how. Kinetic therapy

M Collier1

  • 1Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge.

Nursing Times
|March 5, 1997
PubMed
Summary
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Regularly turning intensive care patients manually burdens nurses and risks injury. Kinetic therapy offers a beneficial alternative, keeping patients moving and aiding both patients and healthcare staff in critical care settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Nursing Science
  • Rehabilitation Therapy

Background:

  • Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) require regular repositioning to prevent complications.
  • Manual patient turning is a standard but labor-intensive nursing task.
  • Manual turning poses a risk of musculoskeletal injury to nursing staff.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the benefits of kinetic therapy in intensive and high-dependency care settings.
  • To explore kinetic therapy as an alternative to manual patient repositioning.
  • To assess the impact of kinetic therapy on patients and healthcare providers.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of kinetic therapy protocols in intensive and high-dependency care units.
  • Monitoring patient outcomes and nursing workload associated with kinetic therapy.

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  • Assessing the feasibility of initiation by nursing and medical staff.

    • Main Results:

    • Kinetic therapy demonstrates benefits for patients in critical care.
    • The therapy proves advantageous for healthcare providers by reducing demands.
    • It is applicable in both intensive care and high-dependency care environments.

    Conclusions:

    • Kinetic therapy is a beneficial intervention for critically ill patients.
    • It alleviates the burden on nursing staff associated with manual repositioning.
    • Kinetic therapy can be effectively implemented by both nursing and medical teams.