Beckmann U, Peat M
Physiother Can. 1981 Nov-Dec;33(6):357-63.
A survey was undertaken to investigate the current practice and the actual need for physical therapy in the relatively new area of neonatal intensive care. The opinions of professionals within five groupings at six hospitals with neonatal intensive care units were solicited. A hypothetical situation of the ideal physical therapy service in neonatal intensive care was presented to the respondents who were then asked to compare such ideal services with those currently provided in the units surveyed. The results indicated that the majority of those surveyed consider the physical therapist to be an important member of the health team in a neonatal intensive care unit. Expansion of physical therapy services, with regard to both availability and areas of involvement, appears desirable. Both the conclusions derived from a review of the literature and the survey's results indicate that more research in neonatal physical therapy is needed.
开展了一项调查，以研究新生儿重症监护这一相对较新领域中物理治疗的当前实践情况及实际需求。征求了六家设有新生儿重症监护病房的医院中五个专业组别的专业人员的意见。向受访者呈现了新生儿重症监护中理想物理治疗服务的假设情况，然后要求他们将这种理想服务与所调查病房目前提供的服务进行比较。结果表明，大多数受访者认为物理治疗师是新生儿重症监护病房医疗团队中的重要成员。在可及性和涉及领域方面扩大物理治疗服务似乎是可取的。文献综述得出的结论和调查结果均表明，新生儿物理治疗需要更多的研究。
