A systematic review of the physical activity levels of acutely ill older adults in Hospital At Home settings: an under-researched field.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this review was to identify, evaluate and synthesise existing evidence reporting the physical activity levels of acutely ill older patients in a 'Hospital At Home' setting and compare this to patients with similar characteristics treated in a traditional hospital inpatient setting. Functional changes and any adverse outcomes due to physical activity (e.g. falls) in both settings where PA was reported or recorded were also evaluated as secondary outcomes.

Methods

A search strategy was devised for the MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMed, PEDRO, OT Seeker and Cochrane databases. Search results were title, abstract and full-text reviewed by two independent researchers. Data were extracted from included articles using a custom form and assessed for quality and risk of bi

SUBMITTER: Scott J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557152 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature