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Factors Associated With Walking in Older Medical Inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify patient characteristics on admission and daily events during hospitalization that could influence older medical inpatients walking activity during hospitalization.

Design

A cohort study.

Setting

Acute hospitalized care.

Participants

Premorbidly mobile, nonsurgical, nonelective inpatients (50% women) aged ?65 years (N=154), with an anticipated ?3-day inpatient stay were recruited consecutively within 48 hours of hospital admission. Of the 227 patients screened, 69 did not meet study criteria and 4 refused.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Age, comorbidities (Cumulative Illness Rating Scale), cognitive status (6-item Cognitive Impairment Test), falls history and efficacy (Falls Efficacy Scale-International), physical performance (short physical performance battery), and medications were recorded within 2 days of admission. Walking activity (step count) was recorded for 7 days or until discharge. Daily events (procedures, falls, fear of falling, ordered bedrest, devices or treatments that hindered walking [eg, intravenous fluids, wall-mounted oxygen therapy], patient- and nurse-reported medial status, fatigue, sleep quality, physiotherapy, or occupational therapy intervention) were measured on concurrent weekdays. Their associations with daily (log) step count were estimated using linear mixed-effects models, adjusted for patient-characteristics measured at admission.

Results

Approximately half of the variability in step count was described at the within-patient level. Multivariable models suggested positive associations with Wednesdays (+25% in step count; 95% confidence interval, 4-53), admission physical performance (+15%, 8-22), improving medical status (+33%, 7-64), negative associations with devices or treatments that hinder walking (-29%, -9 to -44), and instructed bedrest (-69%, -55 to -79).

Conclusion

Day-to-day step count fluctuated, suggesting considerable scope for intervention. Devices or treatments that hinder walking should be reviewed daily and walking activity should become a clinical priority. Admission physical performance may identify vulnerable patients.

SUBMITTER: McCullagh R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Factors Associated With Walking in Older Medical Inpatients.

McCullagh Ruth R Darren Dahly D Horgan N Frances NF Timmons Suzanne S

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<h4>Objective</h4>To identify patient characteristics on admission and daily events during hospitalization that could influence older medical inpatients walking activity during hospitalization.<h4>Design</h4>A cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Acute hospitalized care.<h4>Participants</h4>Premorbidly mobile, nonsurgical, nonelective inpatients (50% women) aged ≥65 years (N=154), with an anticipated ≥3-day inpatient stay were recruited consecutively within 48 hours of hospital admission. Of the 227 pat ...[more]

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Factors Associated With Walking in Older Medical Inpatients.

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