Strong For Recommendation
Bed mobility training should be provided to improve the ability to move in bed in people with SCI.
| Bed mobility (v no intervention) on ability to move in bed in people with SCI | |||||||
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| P | People with SCI | Evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Bed mobility training should be provided to improve the ability to move in bed in people with SCI. Clinical note: This statement includes rolling and moving from supine to sitting for people with SCI that have sufficient muscle strength to actively participate in bed mobility training. |
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| I | Bed mobility training | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (100%) |
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| O | Ability to move in bed | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends bed mobility training to improve the ability to move in bed in people with SCI.
This is a consensus-based opinion statement supported by the opinions of the experts. There are no randomized controlled trials on this topic The guideline states:
Bed mobility training should be provided to improve the ability to move in bed in people with SCI.
This statement was formed by considering the opinions of the experts alongside other factors. The other factors that were considered were benefits and harms, values and preferences, resource use, equity, accessibility, and feasibility. This is a consensus-based opinion statement. Consensus-based opinion statements are less robust than evidence-based recommendations. They can be strong or weak.
This is a strong consensus-based opinion statement which means that the guideline panel is confident they can recommend bed mobility training to to improve the ability to move in bed based on opinion. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.