Table 1.
Participants' characteristics
| Invited | Completed round 1 | Completed round 2 | Completed round 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=54) | (n=54) | (n=54) | (n=52) | ||
| IQR: interquartile range, ICU: intensive care unit *Japanese Physical Therapy Association, ** Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Respiratory Society and Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists *** Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation | |||||
| Clinical experience, | Median (IQR) | 14 (11-18) | 14 (11-18) | 14 (11-18) | 13.5 (11-17) |
| Years | Range | 5-31 | 5-31 | 5-31 | 5-31 |
| ICU clinical experience, | Median (IQR) | 9 (6-12) | 9 (6-12) | 9 (6-12) | 9 (6-12) |
| Years | Range | 5-20 | 5-20 | 5-20 | 5-20 |
| ICU experience in senior role, n (%) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | |
| Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy manuscript Publication, n (%) | 0 | 28 (52) | 28 (52) | 28 (52) | 27 (52) |
| 1-4 | 17 (31) | 17 (31) | 17 (31) | 17 (32) | |
| ≧5 | 9 (17) | 9 (17) | 9 (17) | 8 (16) | |
| ICU physiotherapy manuscript Publication, | 0 | 36 (67) | 36 (67) | 36 (67) | 35 (67) |
| n (%) | 1-4 | 14 (26) | 14 (26) | 14 (26) | 13 (25) |
| ≧5 | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 4 (8) | |
| Specialist physical therapist (Cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic disorder) * | 10 (19%) | 10 (19%) | 10 (19%) | ||
| Certified physical therapist (respiratory) * | 19 (35%) | 19 (35%) | 19 (35%) | ||
| Certified physiotherapist (cardiovascular) * | 15 (28%) | 15 (28%) | 15 (28%) | ||
| Certified respiratory therapist** | 46 (85%) | 46 (85%) | 46 (85%) | ||
| Certified cardiac rehabilitation instructor***n (%) | 27 (50%) | 27 (50%) | 27 (50%) | ||