Move to Music Video Intervention for ICU Survivors

Move to Music Video Intervention - A Music and Video Guided Exercise Intervention for ICU Survivors

The purpose of this study is to determine if exercising with a music video program will improve physical functions of patients who have been discharged from an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age ≥ 18 years old;
2. length of ICU stay >5 days (excludes patients with less comorbidity);
3. recruitment within 48 hours of ICU discharge (standardizes time to begin intervention);
4. able to independently move upper and lower extremities (required to participate in intervention);
5. cognitively able to complete the assessments and comply with physical testing instructions;
6. able to speak English or Spanish; and
7. reside at home prior to ICU admission.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. documented mental incompetence;
2. dependent status pre-ICU admission (assessed by the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living);
3. evidence of delirium assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method;
4. hearing impairment;
5. documented "comfort measures only" or impending death;
6. prior residence in a long-term care facility; and
7. unstable clinical measures defined as Heart Rate (>140 beats/minute) or Respiratory Rate (>35 breaths/minute), blood pressure (systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg or < 90mmHg), ventilation problems, agitation, or perspiration. We will not enroll adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, and prisoners.