Title
Using Systematic Functional Measurements in the Acute Hospital Setting to Combat the Immobility Harm
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-26-2020
Publication Title
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
First page number:
1
Last page number:
6
Abstract
© 2020 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Hospitalized patients often experience unnecessary immobility and inactivity leading to direct harms and poor outcomes. Despite growing evidence that early and regular mobility and activity are safe and helpful for patients in the hospital, there remains substantial room for improvement in clinical practice. Key to improvement is establishing an interdisciplinary approach to measurement and communication using a common language of function. Here we provide a framework for systematic functional measurement in the hospital. We also provide 3 specific examples of how this framework has been used to improve care: (1) targeting specialized rehabilitation providers to the patients most likely to need their services, (2) generating a daily mobility goal for all patients, and (3) identifying patients early who are likely to require postacute care.
Keywords
Bed rest; Rehabilitation
Disciplines
Physical Therapy | Rehabilitation and Therapy
Language
English
Repository Citation
Young, D.,
Kudchadkar, S.,
Friedman, M.,
Lavezza, A.,
Kumble, S.,
Daley, K.,
Flanagan, E.,
Hoyer, E.
(2020).
Using Systematic Functional Measurements in the Acute Hospital Setting to Combat the Immobility Harm.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1-6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.142