Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults spend up to 23 h daily sitting or lying while in hospital. Sedentary behaviour (SB) within a hospital setting is often associated with poor health outcomes including physical and cognitive decline, reduced quality of life and death as well as hospital readmissions. Conversely, replacing SB with mild to moderate levels of physical activity such as walking can significantly reduce hospital readmission risk by 30 days. Given the potentially harmful effects of SB in hospitalised older adults, it is vital to identify current literature by broadly exploring different aspects of SB among older people in hospital. The overall aim of this scoping review is to produce a literature map of current evidence on key domains of sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older peop

SUBMITTER: Jasper US 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031934 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature