Accelerometer-Measured Hospital Physical Activity and Hospital-Acquired Disability in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common and often related to low physical activity while in the hospital.

Objective

To examine whether wearable hospital activity trackers can be used to predict HAD.

Design

A prospective observational study between January 2016 and March 2017.

Setting

An academic medical center.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults, aged 60 years or older, enrolled within 24 hours of admission to general medicine (n = 46).

Main measures

Primary outcome was HAD, defined as having one or more new activity of daily living deficits, decline of four or greater on the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (calculated between baseline and discharge), or discharge to a skilled nursing facility. Hospital activ

SUBMITTER: Pavon JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7002200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature