Penggunaan teknologi dalam pengukuran kekuatan otot pasien kritis: A scoping review

Abstract

Abstract Background: Patients treated in the intensive care unit often experience decreased muscle strength. Continuous muscle weakness will affect muscle condition and have a bad impact and can cause disability. Health workers can use technology to measure muscle strength. Purpose: To examine in depth the technology for measuring muscle strength in critical patients. Method: Scoping review research was conducted in March 2023 using PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ProQuest databases published in 2018-2023. Identified and selected through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. The inclusion criteria used include muscle strength measurement technology and research participants in critical patients, articles published between 2018-2023, articles that are open access, in English, and relevant. Screening and selection of articles was carried out on the title and abstract, eliminating duplicate articles, articles with full text, according to the research field, type of method, randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. Results: Identified 663 articles and obtained 10 relevant articles for analysis summarizing the development of technology for measuring muscle strength in critical patients, the nursing implications of technology in assessing muscle strength, and the ease and use of technology in measuring muscle strength. Conclusion: Technological developments have a positive impact on patient treatment, especially for patients with critical conditions who require fast and appropriate treatment so that their quality of life can improve. Utilizing technological developments in accurately measuring muscle strength in critical patients can have a positive impact in selecting the appropriate patient treatment and rehabilitation process as well as preventing complications or muscle contractures. Suggestion: Further research regarding technological innovations in muscle strength in critical patients’ needs to be carried out in more depth because it is useful in helping nurses and health service providers in measuring muscle strength in critical patients, so that it is beneficial for critical patients and provides accurate and valid muscle strength measurement results. Keywords: Critical Patients; Measurement; Muscle Strength; Technology.