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Table 4 Response to statements regarding practice of PICU Chinese Medical Staff on Children with ICU-AW (n%)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding children with ICU-acquired weakness in pediatric intensive care unit among chinese medical staff: a cross-sectional survey

Practice Statement

Mean ± SD

Never

Sometimes

Usually

Always

Continuous

1. Do you actively pay attention to the patient’s ICU-AW status in your clinical work?

3.42 ± 1.011

32(6.0)

25(4.7)

249(47.0)

139(26.2)

85(16)

2. Do you communicate with patients about limb muscle strength in your clinical work?

3.36 ± 1.051

42(7.9)

32(6.0)

221(41.7)

162(30.6)

73(13.8)

3. Do you evaluate children’s ICU-AW in your clinical work?

2.85 ± 1.158

99(18.7)

65(12.3)

222(41.9)

105(19.8)

39(7.4)

4. Will you report the patient’s muscle strength to the doctor in the department timely?

3.57 ± 0.974

27(5.1)

20(3.8)

194(36.6)

204(38.5)

85(16.0)

5. Will you provide effective early functional exercise and dynamic assessment for critically ill children?

3.44 ± 1.007

31(5.8)

33(6.2)

214(40.4)

175(33.0)

77(14.5)

6. Will you instruct family members to help patients with appropriate activities to relieve symptoms such as physical weakness?

3.50 ± 1.018

35(6.6)

23(4.3)

193(36.4)

199(37.5)

80(15.1)

7. Do you make timely evaluations of nursing interventions for patients’ early mobilization?

3.34 ± 1.057

46(8.7)

34(6.4)

208(39.2)

178(33.6)

64(12.1)

8.Do you actively learn the relevant knowledge of ICU-AW at work?

3.06 ± 1.132

77(14.5)

44(8.3)

225(42.5)

136(25.7)

48(9.1)