Towards a common definition of hospital-acquired deconditioning in adults: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-acquired deconditioning is a term used in clinical practice, describing a loss of physical and/or cognitive function associated with hospitalisation. Previous reviews have addressed interventions, its prevalence in older adults and potential assessment tools. However, each review has reported a core limitation, the need for an agreed-upon definition and diagnostic criteria for hospital-acquired deconditioning.

Objective

We aimed to identify key components used to define hospital-acquired deconditioning in adults. We sought to do this by identifying diagnostic criteria, describing how authors operationalised Hospital- Acquired Deconditioning (HAD), and describing differences between HAD and other immobility-linked syndromes. This article focuses on how hos

SUBMITTER: Westlake M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751929 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature