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Barriers To Promoting Mobility In Hospitalized Older Adults, Gordana Dermody, Christine R. Kovach
Barriers To Promoting Mobility In Hospitalized Older Adults, Gordana Dermody, Christine R. Kovach
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Hospitalized older adults who do not receive sufficient mobility are more likely to sustain negative health outcomes, including higher rates of mortality and institutionalization. Accordingly, the purpose of the current secondary data analysis was to examine the nurse-promoted mobility of hospitalized older adults and the association between nurses’ barriers and nurse-promoted mobility. In addition, the relationship among patient severity of illness, proxy levels for function, and nurse-promoted mobility was examined. The final study sample included 61 nurses working in medical units caring for a total of 77 older adults. Findings suggest nurse knowledge gaps and attitude barriers could potentially influence …