Qualitative study on healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences of early rehabilitation exercise in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20241120-06391
- VernacularTitle:医护人员关于体外膜肺氧合患者早期康复运动认知与体验的质性研究
- Author:
Xin ZHANG
1
;
Tiantian SHEN
;
Xiangying PAN
;
Chenkan CHEN
;
Jiajia JIN
;
Ju ZHANG
Author Information
1. 杭州师范大学护理学院，杭州 311121
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
Early rehabilitation exercise;
Healthcare professional;
Perception;
Experience
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(10):1266-1270
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences of early rehabilitation exercise for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients, explore existing problems in the implementation of early rehabilitation exercise, and provide reference for constructing safe and effective early rehabilitation exercise programs for ECMO patients.Methods:This study was a qualitative study. Using purposeful sampling method, 13 ICU healthcare professionals (including doctors, rehabilitation therapists, and nurses) from three Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals in Zhejiang Province that have implemented early rehabilitation exercise for ECMO patients were selected for semi-structured interviews from March to May 2024, and the interview data were collated and analyzed using the Colaizzi 7-step analysis method.Results:The perceptions and experiential perspectives of healthcare professionals on early rehabilitation exercise for ECMO patients can be summarized into three themes and 10 subthemes. The three themes were: healthcare professionals affirm the role of early rehabilitation exercise; lack of unified operational guidelines for early rehabilitation exercise; and patients and their families show high enthusiasm for participating in early rehabilitation exercise.Conclusions:Hospitals should regularly conduct related training on early rehabilitation exercise to enhance the practical skills of healthcare professionals. At the same time, healthcare professionals should focus on utilizing the positive role of patients and their families in the process of early rehabilitation exercise to improve the quality of ECMO patient rehabilitation care.
