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  1. Jul 24, 2023 · Physical functioning was measured with the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care ‘6-Clicks’ inpatient Basic Mobility at hospital discharge. 20 This is a short form that has six items that were scored by the researchers on a 4-point ordinal scale and has an excellent reliability and validity in acute hospitalized patients. 21 The total score ranges from 6 to 24 with higher scores indicating ...

  2. Nov 4, 2021 · Background Low levels of physical activity are common during the hospital stay and have been associated with negative health outcomes. Understanding barriers and enablers to physical activity during a hospital stay can improve the development and implementation of tailored interventions aimed at improving physical activity. Previous studies have identified many barriers and enablers, but a ...

    • Sven Jacobus Gertruda Geelen, Hanneke Corine van Dijk Huisman, Hanneke Corine van Dijk Huisman, Robe...
    • 2021
  3. Feb 23, 2022 · While WHO guidelines focus on the importance of achieving 150 min/week of MVPA, they also state that all movement counts for health, regardless of intensity.2 Several studies have shown that light intensity physical activity can also improve health outcomes and this is particularly important in primary care for several reasons.86 Many patients who present to primary care health professionals ...

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  4. Nov 30, 2020 · A physical activity coaching intervention can improve and maintain physical activity and health-related outcomes in adult ambulatory hospital patients: the Healthy4U-2 randomised controlled trial Stephen Barrett , 1, 2 Stephen Begg , 3 Paul O’Halloran , 4 and Michael Kingsley 5, 6

    • Stephen Barrett, Stephen Begg, Paul O'Halloran, Michael Kingsley, Michael Kingsley
    • 10.1186/s12966-020-01063-x
    • 2020
    • Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020; 17: 156.
  5. Aug 1, 2024 · There has thus been growing interest in methods to increase physical activity in hospital inpatients, particularly those admitted to acute general medical wards who often have high vulnerability to hospital-associated functional decline due to older age, frailty, preexisting disability, and cognitive impairment. 12 Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal ...

  6. Jul 24, 2023 · Additionally, research suggests that interventions using self-monitoring, among other behavioral change techniques, are more effective than those without. 32 Furthermore, the integration of physical activity data in the electronic patient record is ensured because difficulties in integrating sensor data into the electronic patient record are a frequently reported barrier to implementation. 33 ...

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  8. Mar 27, 2024 · A hospital stay in an adult population can lead to negative health consequences, even after the reason for acute hospitalisation has been treated and resolved. 1 An acute hospital stay is associated with large amounts of sedentary time, with most patients undertaking bed rest and low amounts of physical activity for the stay duration. 2 Up to 75% of hospitalised older adults do not walk at all ...