Patterns of physical activity over time in older patients rehabilitating after hip fracture surgery: a preliminary observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate patterns of continuously monitored physical activity in older patients rehabilitating after hip fracture surgery and the association with patient characteristics.

Methods

Physical activity of surgically treated hip fracture patients aged 70 years or older, who were rehabilitating at a skilled nursing home, was continuously monitored using a tri-axial accelerometer. The intensity of physical activity per day was calculated from the accelerometer signals to describe the daily physical activity levels of the enrolled patients. The patterns of three different aspects of physical activity were investigated: overall physical activity, overall variability, and day-to-day variability. Two experts in the geriatric rehabilitation field helped identifying uniq

SUBMITTER: van Dartel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature