ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2020
A novel early mobility bundle improves length of stay and rates of readmission among hospitalized general medicine patients.
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- Prevalence and predictors of prolonged length of stay among patients admitted under general internal medicine in a tertiary government hospital in Manila, Philippines: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- Functional Status Across Post-Acute Settings is Associated With 30-Day and 90-Day Hospital Readmissions.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021Article
- Frailty in liver transplantation: A comprehensive review.Hepatology forum · 2021Review
- Measurement of Physical Activity Among Hospitalized Older Adults Living With Dementia.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesArticle
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Abstract
Inpatient early mobility initiatives are effective therapeutic interventions for improving patient outcomes and decreasing use of hospital resources among adult ICU and general medicine patients. To establish and demonstrate guidelines for early patient ambulation, we developed and implemented a novel multidisciplinary mobility bundle utilizing the JH-HLM (Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility) scale for mobility classification, on a single adult general medicine unit of a community hospital. Our results show that patients admitted to the unit after implementation of the mobility bundle had improved mobility scores, reduced rates of 30-day hospital readmission, and a shortened length of hospital stay. This study emphasizes the importance of measuring mobility using a systematic method, easing workflow among unit practitioners, and allowing mobility initiatives to be jointly driven by nursing, physical therapy, and physicians.
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