作者
Christine Loyd, T Mark Beasley, Rebecca S Miltner, Diane Clark, Barbara King, Cynthia J Brown
发表日期
2018/7
期刊
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
卷号
66
期号
7
页码范围
1399-1403
简介
Objectives
To identify trajectories of recovery of community mobility in acutely ill older adults using the University of Alabama at Birmingham Life‐Space Assessment (LSA).
Design
Prospective observation cohort study.
Setting
Central Alabama, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Participants
Community‐dwelling adults aged 65 and older hospitalized for nonsurgical medical reasons (N=173).
Measurements
We determined LSA scores for the month before and monthly for 6 months after hospitalization (composite scores ranging from 0–120, with 120 reflecting completely unrestricted mobility).
Results
In the month after hospitalization, 92 (53%) participants had a clinically significant decrease in life‐space mobility, while 42 (24%) were unchanged, and 39 (23%) had an increase from the month preceding hospitalization. Of participants with a life‐space decrease, the majority recovered their …
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