Behavioural factors influencing patient participation in rehabilitation on critical care

Developing a behaviour change intervention to increase the number of patients taking part in rehabilitation on critical care wards

Person in bed in critical care

3 July 2024

Key Facts

PhD project

Title: Exploring and targeting the behavioural factors influencing patient participation in rehabilitation on critical care, to inform a theory-based behaviour change intervention.

Funder: Health Education England (HEE) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research

CBC Doctoral Student: Catherine Lawrence

CBC Supervisors: Dr Fabiana Lorencatto, Professor Susan Michie

Exercise and early movement can help patients to recover during critical illness; however, the number of patients taking part in rehabilitation on critical care wards in the UK remains low. This PhD aims to explore the rehabilitation experiences of patients, their relatives/carers and healthcare professionals, including barriers and enablers to engaging in rehabilitation. These findings will be used to develop a behaviour change intervention to increase engagement in rehabilitation on critical care.