Journal article
Effects of Unstructured Mobility Programs in Older Hospitalized General Medicine Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Mobility interventions have been shown to mitigate functional decline in various clinical populations; however, the effects of mobility programs in older hospitalized patients are unclear. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of unstructured mobility programs on physical activity, physical function, length of stay (LOS), and quality of life (QOL) in older (≥60 years) general medicine inpatients.
DESIGN: In this …
Authors
Reynolds CD; Brazier KV; Burgess EAA; Golla JA; Le J; Parks BA; O'Hoski S; Beauchamp MK
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 2063–2073.e6
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.008
ISSN
1525-8610