Frequency of hallway ambulation by hospitalized older adults on medical units of an academic hospital.

Autor: Callen BL; School of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA., Mahoney JE, Grieves CB, Wells TJ, Enloe M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) [Geriatr Nurs] 2004 Jul-Aug; Vol. 25 (4), pp. 212-7.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.06.016
Abstrakt: Lack of activity during hospitalization may contribute to functional decline. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of hallway walking by older adults hospitalized for medical illness. The study was an observational time-sampled study, which was conducted in the hallways of 3 medical units of a 485-bed academic health care center. Each unit was observed weekdays for eight 3-hour intervals covering 8 AM to 8 PM. Before each observation, nursing staff were questioned about walking abilities of patients aged
Databáze: MEDLINE