TY - JOUR
T1 - Progressing to Objective Measures of Daily Mobility in Hospitalized Older Adults
AU - Floegel, Theresa A.
AU - Flórez-Pregonero, Alberto
AU - Bolin, Linda P.
AU - Taylor, Catherine L.
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PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Accurate mobility assessment of hospitalized older adults is necessary to aid nurses in planning and providing appropriate mobility support; however, nurses cite lack of resources and time limitations as barriers. Accelerometry enables a detailed objective measurement of predominant hospital mobility activities in the older adult population, such as percent time sitting, and the sit-to-stand (STS) transition. The current exploratory study examined the use of a novel, unobtrusive accelerometry technique to obtain postural and STS metrics on 27 older adults during their hospital stay. Total device wear time in the hospital was 96.2%. Participants spent 60.3% time lying, 20.3% time sitting, 5.3% time standing, and 2% time stepping during hospitalization, and, on average, completed the STS transition 20 times (SD = 13) per 24-hour period. There were no participant complaints about wearing the device. Our exploratory study shows accelerometry provides automated, continuous data and may support accurate nursing assessment of patient mobility.
AB - Accurate mobility assessment of hospitalized older adults is necessary to aid nurses in planning and providing appropriate mobility support; however, nurses cite lack of resources and time limitations as barriers. Accelerometry enables a detailed objective measurement of predominant hospital mobility activities in the older adult population, such as percent time sitting, and the sit-to-stand (STS) transition. The current exploratory study examined the use of a novel, unobtrusive accelerometry technique to obtain postural and STS metrics on 27 older adults during their hospital stay. Total device wear time in the hospital was 96.2%. Participants spent 60.3% time lying, 20.3% time sitting, 5.3% time standing, and 2% time stepping during hospitalization, and, on average, completed the STS transition 20 times (SD = 13) per 24-hour period. There were no participant complaints about wearing the device. Our exploratory study shows accelerometry provides automated, continuous data and may support accurate nursing assessment of patient mobility.
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U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20220405-02
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20220405-02
M3 - Article
C2 - 35511066
AN - SCOPUS:85129998031
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 48
SP - 35
EP - 41
JO - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
IS - 5
ER -