Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Acute Cardiovascular Disease Undergoing Early Mobilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early mobilization (EM) is safe and feasible in older adults with acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) and may improve posthospitalization patient-centred outcomes. Our objective was to assess posthospitalization health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults with acute CVD undergoing EM.

Methods

Patients aged ≥ 60 years with acute CVD undergoing EM at an academic tertiary centre in Montreal, Quebec were prospectively enrolled from January 2018 to January 2020. Functional status was measured using the validated Level of Function Mobility Scale. HRQOL was measured using the Short-Form 36 questionnaire at 1 and 12 months posthospitalization. The primary outcome was the questionnaire's physical component summary (PCS) score at 1 month posthospitalization.

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SUBMITTER: Munir H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8347843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature