Effect of Passive Muscle Exercises on Acquired Muscle Weakness among Critically Ill Patients

Mohamed, Mona Mohamed Saleh; Sayed, Safaa E.; Elsaadany, Hanan Mohamed; Eleter, Nadia Mostafa

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2024.349135

Effect of Passive Muscle Exercises on Acquired Muscle Weakness among Critically Ill Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Master student of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of nursing , Tanta University, Egypt. 2Nursing specialist at Kafer Elzayat general hospital,Egypt.

² Assisst .Prof of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of nursing , Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Prof. of Rheumatoid and rehabilitation , Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

⁴ Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2024.349135

Abstract

Background: Critically ill patients often develop muscle weakness which is unrelated to the
primary pathology for ICU admission. This weakness may progress to a clinical syndrome known
as acquired weakness. Aim: to evaluate the effect of passive muscle exercises on acquired muscle
weakness among critically ill patients. Design: A quasi-experimental study. Setting: This study
was conducted at Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Emergency Hospital of Tanta University
Hospitals affiliated to Tanta University Hospitals. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 adult
patients. Tools: two tools were used: Tool I: Critically ill Patient Assessment, tool II: Manual
Muscle Strength Test. Results: there was statistical significant differences related respiratory rate
and saturation of peripheral oxygen (spo2) among the study and control group where P=<0.05
respectively. Statistically significant difference was found between the control and the study
group regarding score of manual muscle strength at the end of the second week where p =0.002.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that there was high statistically significant improvement in
muscle weakness among critically ill patients in intervention group. Recommendations:
Replication of the current study on larger sample at different setting. Critical care nurses should
be provided with an educational program about AMW causes, clinical criteria and methods of
prevention