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Rehabilitation

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Despite the growing interest in rehabilitation of the critically ill, limited consideration has been given to the role of the family in this process. Family members remain an underutilized resource in the healthcare system. If we better engage families in the rehabilitation arc, it may optimize not only the family and patient but also staff and the healthcare system. Benefits may include redirecting family psychological distress into an active participatory role, humanizing the patient illness and recovery experience, and supporting staff and healthcare system beyond the constraints of therapy time. This chapter explores the theoretical underpinning of family engagement, reviews prior literature, and provides pragmatic clinical strategies to better engage families in rehabilitation at the bedside.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Mel Gregory for sharing and discussing her insights as a rehabilitation physiotherapist at Austin Health and my allied health colleagues at Western Health. I would also like to thank Jack Iwashyna for his critical review. The content of this chapter is re-used with permission of Oxford University Press, following publication in Physical Therapy, the Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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Haines, K. (2018). Rehabilitation. In: Netzer, G. (eds) Families in the Intensive Care Unit. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94337-4_25

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