Development, reliability, and validity of the mobility assessment scale in hospitalized patients (HMob).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing mobility scales for hospitalized patients do not include assessment of tasks for the right and left side, ability to transfer from sitting to lying and from standing to sitting, ability to climbing steps and pick up an object from the floor in the same instrument.

Objective

Evaluate the reliability and validity of the hospital mobility assessment scale (HMob) according to the Consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments (COSMIN).

Methods

Study conducted in three inpatient units (cardiology, neurology, and gastrohepatology) and one adult intensive care unit in a hospital. Patients of both sexes were included; age >18 years; collaborative and who obeyed commands, with different medical diagnoses and clinical release t

SUBMITTER: Ramos IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973779 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature