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Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Early Mobility Protocols on the Outcomes of Critical Care Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Based Early Rehabilitation Strategies on Pain, Sleep, Anxiety, Balance, Cognition, and Limb Motor Function in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of resistance training for patients with degenerative arthritis after total joint arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Educational Needs Analysis for Postoperative Early Ambulation Among Surgical-Ward Nurses and Patients: Using Borich Needs Assessment and Locus for Focus Models.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- The 2026 World Delirium Awareness Day Survey: Findings From Turkish Intensive Care Units.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Nurses' Behaviours and Implementation Factors Towards Promoting Mobility Among Hospitalized Older Adults in China: A Mixed Method Study.Nursing open · 2026Observational
- Nurse-Led Early Mobility Protocols in the Intensive Care Unit.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and safety of nurse-led early cognitive and sensory rehabilitation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Nurse-led Interventions on Pain and Complications among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit: A Quasi-experimental study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care MedicineArticle
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Abstract
aimThis review evaluates the effectiveness of nurse-led early mobility protocols on key patient outcomes, including length of ICU and hospital stay, body function, mobility, muscle strength and mortality.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsThis review was conducted, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Outcomes assessed included ICU stay, hospital stay, body function, mobility, muscle strength, and mortality. Meta-analysis using a random-effects model calculated pooled estimates such as weighted mean differences (WMD) and standardised mean differences (SMD) for continuous outcomes, and risk ratios (RR) for mortality.
resultsThe pooled WMD indicated that nurse-led early mobility protocols significantly reduced ICU stay by 1.8 days (WMD: -1.813; 95% CI: -3.072 to -0.555) and hospital stay by 2.6 days (WMD: -2.622; 95% CI: -5.122 to -0.123). No significant effects were observed for mobility (SMD: -0.245), body function (SMD: 0.223), muscle strength (SMD: 0.385) or mortality (RR: 1.117). Heterogeneity was substantial for most outcomes. Nurse-led early mobility protocols effectively reduce ICU and hospital stay durations, suggesting their role in optimising critical care recovery. However, further high-quality studies are needed to determine their impacts on other functional outcomes and long-term recovery. No patient or public contribution.
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