1Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
2Department of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
3Department of Physiotherapy, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
4Department of Physiotherapy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
5Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital, Singapore.
6Department of Physiotherapy, Escola Superior de Ciencias da Saude, Brasilia, Brazil and Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil.
7Statistical Consulting Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
8William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
9Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
10Department of Critical Care, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
*See also p. 1532.
Drs. Denehy and Granger are joint senior authors.
Drs. Parry, Denehy, and Granger developed the initial study concept and design. All authors contributed to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data and were involved in critical revision of the article for important intellectual content.
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Dr. Parry received funding from National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship to support this research, Victorian Cancer Agency Postdoctoral Fellowship, and Physiotherapy Research Foundation Tagged Grant—Physiotherapy Board of South Australia, and she received support for article research from NHMRC. Dr. Baldwin was a recipient of a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Tagged Grant (2013)—Physiotherapy Board of South Australia; data generated from within this separate grant was contributed to the present study. Dr. Puthucheary received funding from Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Nestle, Fresenius Kabi, Lyric Pharmaceuticals, and Orion. Potential conflict of interest may exist for Dr. Denehy who is the primary creator of the Physical Function in ICU Test-scored, which is one of the measurement instruments of focus within this study. Dr. Granger is funded by a Victorian Cancer Agency Postdoctoral fellowship. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.
Address requests for reprints to: Selina M. Parry, PhD, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Level 7, Alan Gilbert Building, Parkville 3010, VIC, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]