Prognostic Value of Braden Activity Subscale for Mobility Status in Hospitalized Older Adults
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Mobility activity and its value as a prognostic indicator of survival in hospitalized older adults.
OBJECTIVES To objectively assess total steps and minutes active in the first and last 24 hours of hospitalization and to examine associations with survival after discharge in hospitalized older adults. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING A 20-bed Acute Care for Elders (ACE) hospital unit. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred twenty-four older adults admitted to an ACE hospital unit. MEASUREMENTS An...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1553-5592
DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2748