Effectiveness of Nurse-led Physical Therapy in Terms of Patient Competency, Patient Engagement and Physical Performance.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Nurse-led Physical Therapy in Terms of Patient Competency, Patient Engagement and Physical Performance Among CLD Patients With Physical Frailty.

Due to Prolonged diseased Condition, Patients are not able to care for themselves and even avoid movement their range of motion is limited which may develop frailty among Liver disease Patients.

This Study aims at assessing Engagement, Competency and Physical Performance of Physical Frail Chronic Liver disease Patients before and after Nurse led Physical therapy.

Besides these Parameters effect of Intervention on Physical frailty will also be assessed.

Research Approach: Quantitative Study Research design: Quasi Experimental Research design ( Pre-test - Post test Control group design) Setting: Study is planned on OPD patients of ILBS, New Delhi. Sampling Technique: Random Allocation in Experiment and Control group after matching for age and gender Sample size: 80 Patients Variables: Independent variable- Nurse-led Physical therapy Dependent Variable- Patient Competency, Patient Engagement, Physical Performance.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD <24)
• Follow up of Prefrail and Frail CLD Patients (MELD<24)
• Participants willing for Research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Frail Patients who are bedridden
• presence of hepatopulmonary disease
• Presence of neurological defects
• Previous history of Liver Transplantation
• Severe COPD, Heart Failure