Perspectives of patients and clinicians on older patient mobility on acute medical wards: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low mobility during an acute care medical hospitalization is frequent and associated with adverse outcomes, particularly among older patients. Better understanding barriers and facilitators to improve mobility during hospitalization could help develop effective interventions. The goal of this study was to assess barriers and facilitators to older medical patients' hospital mobility, from the point of view of patients and clinicians, to develop a framework applicable in clinical practice.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study in one university and two non-university hospitals of two different language and cultural regions of Switzerland, including 13 focus groups (FGs; five with patients, eight with clinicians). We included 24 adults aged 60 years or older hospi

SUBMITTER: Herzog PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500927 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature