Background Low levels of physical activity are common during the hospital stay and have
been associated with negative health outcomes. Understanding barriers and enablers to …

Objectives: This scoping review (a) describes programs to improve mobility in hospitalized
adults and (b) determines the methods used to measure mobility. Method: The Joanna …

Mobility can be defined as the ability to move or be moved freely and easily. In older adults,
mobility impairments are common and associated with risk for additional loss of function …

Background There is growing evidence that mobility interventions can increase in-hospital
mobility and prevent hospitalization-associated functional decline among older adults …

Objective To explore health professionals' perspectives on physical activity and sedentary
behaviour of hospitalised adults to understand factors that contribute to these behaviours in …

Background Despite decades of advocates striving to enhance gerontological content in
baccalaureate nursing programs, nurses are still graduating with inadequate knowledge …

Background To improve older patients' physical activity (PA) behavior, it is important to
identify facilitators and barriers to enhancing PA in older patients (≥ 65 years) during …

Background: In trials, hospital walking programs have been shown to improve functional
ability after discharge, but little evidence exists about their effectiveness under routine …

Background Hospitalisation of an older adult due to acute medical illness can result in
adverse events and accelerate loss of independence despite recovery from the illness …

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 …