A mobilization poster stimulates early in-hospital rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: a prospective sequential-group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients infrequently mobilize at the surgical ward after cardiac surgery. Inactivity results in prolonged hospital stay, readmissions and increased cardiovascular mortality. Next, the course of in-hospital mobilization activities for patients is unclear. The aim was to evaluate early mobilization after heart surgery with a mobilization poster on the Activity Classification Guide for Inpatient Activities score from the American College for Sports Medicine (ACSM). Second, to develop a Thorax Centrum Twente (TCT) score to assess distinctive activities performed.

Methods

A poster was developed for the Moving is Improving! study to stimulate hospital mobilization after heart surgery. In this sequential-group study at a cardiothoracic surgery ward, 32 patients were inc

SUBMITTER: Halfwerk FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9999498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature