Publications by authors named "Tessa Fulton"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to create a reliable and easy-to-use tool, called the children's Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment (cCPAx), to evaluate physical and respiratory function in critically ill children aged 2-18 in the PICU.
  • A modified Delphi method involved 27 experts to adapt the existing CPAx tool, achieving over 80% consensus on the cCPAx items after three iterations.
  • Testing in a cohort of 54 patients showed low physical function scores (median score 14.5 out of 50) and high immobility levels, indicating the cCPAx is a relevant tool for assessing physical health in this patient group.
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Background: During workplace-based clinical placements, best practice assessment states students should expect consistency between assessors rating their performance. To assist clinical educators (CEs) to provide consistent assessment of physiotherapy student performance, nine paediatric vignettes depicting various standards of simulated student performance, as assessed by the Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP), were developed. The APP defines adequate on the global rating scale (GRS) as the minimally acceptable standard for an entry-level physiotherapist.

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