Recommendations for an exercise intervention and core outcome set for older patients after hospital discharge: Results of an international Delphi study.

ABSTRACT: For older adults, acute hospitalization is a high-risk event with poor health outcomes, including functional decline. In absence of practical guidelines and high quality randomized controlled trials, this Delphi study was conducted. The aim of this study was to obtain consensus on an exercise intervention program, a core outcome set (COS) and handover information to prevent functional decline or restore physical function in acutely hospitalized older patients transitioning from hospital to home. An internal panel of experts in the field of exercise interventions for acutely hospitalized older adults were invited to join the study. In the Delphi study, relevant topics were recognized, statements were formulated and ranked on a 9-point Likert scale in two additional rounds. To reaching conse

SUBMITTER: Aarden JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10038288 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature