Journal article
A comprehensive mobility discharge assessment framework for older adults transitioning from hospital-to-home in the community—What mobility factors are critical to include? Protocol for an international e-Delphi study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mobility deficits have been identified as an independent risk factor for hospital readmission for adults ≥65 years. Despite evidence indicating how determinants additively influence and predict mobility, no hospital-to-home care transition models comprehensively assess all seven mobility determinants, cognitive, financial, environmental, personal, physical, psychological, and social. There is currently a lack of clarity regarding …
Authors
Kalu ME; Dal Bello-Haas V; Griffin M; Ploeg J; Richardson J
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 9,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0267470
ISSN
1932-6203