Table 3.

Frequently prescribed and used interventions over consecutive days post-UAS

	DAY 1					DAY 2					DAY 3
(n = 46)	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
DBEx	0	4	9	48	39	0	7	22	39	33	4	22	30	28	15
ACBT	4	22	30	30	13	4	26	33	28	9	11	24	43	17	4
FET	2	15	35	22	26	2	20	37	24	17	7	28	37	22	7
Cough	43	41	11	4	0	41	41	13	4	0	35	39	20	7	0
Supported cough	0	0	7	33	61	0	0	9	35	57	0	2	30	28	39
Cough assist	67	17	13	0	2	65	20	13	0	2	72	20	7	0	2
Suction	17	57	24	2	0	20	67	13	0	0	24	67	9	0	0
PEP	13	37	41	9	0	15	37	43	4	0	22	41	33	4	0
CPAP	48	43	9	0	0	50	46	4	0	0	57	43	0	0	0
IS	41	37	15	4	2	43	35	15	4	2	54	30	11	2	2
Aerosol therapy	11	33	50	7	0	11	30	54	4	0	15	41	41	2	0
Bed mobility	0	17	15	26	41	2	24	11	30	33	7	26	20	17	30
Upright/SOOB	0	4	9	30	57	0	4	9	26	61	2	13	9	22	54
Sit to stand	0	0	4	35	61	0	2	2	28	67	0	7	7	17	70
Ambulation	0	0	13	28	59	0	0	0	24	76	0	0	2	20	78
Stairs/steps	43	33	17	4	2	11	30	39	15	4	0	9	35	39	17
Cycle pedals	65	26	9	0	0	57	33	11	0	0	52	35	11	2	0
UL exercises	13	28	39	13	7	11	28	37	17	7	13	24	39	17	7
Education	0	0	7	17	76	0	2	7	13	78	0	4	4	15	76

Values expressed as %. Values in bold represent frequently prescribed and used interventions for particular days

DBEx deep breathing exercises, ACBT active cycle of breathing, FET forced expiratory techniques, PEP positive expiratory pressure, IS incentive spirometry, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure, SOOB sitting out of bed, UL upper limb