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  • Titel: A systematic review and meta‐analysis: Assessment of hospital walking programs among older patients
  • Beteiligte: Loyd, Christine; Zhang, Yue; Weisberg, Tara; Boyett, James; Huckaby, Elizabeth R.; Grundhoefer, Jeri; Otero, Steve; Roberts, Lisa; Giordano‐Mooga, Samantha; Capo‐Lugo, Carmen; Smith, Catherine H.; Kennedy, Richard E.; King, Barbara J.; Brown, Cynthia J.
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2023
  • Erschienen in: Nursing Open
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1496
  • ISSN: 2054-1058
  • Schlagwörter: General Nursing
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim</jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study is to assess effect of hospital walking programs on outcomes for older inpatients and to characterize hospital walking dose reported across studies.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design</jats:title><jats:p>A systematic review and meta‐analysis examining impact of hospital walking and/or reported walking dose among medical‐surgical inpatients. For inclusion, studies were observational or experimental, published in English, enrolled inpatients aged ≥ 65 yrs hospitalized for medical or surgical reasons.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Searches of PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, NICHSR, OneSearch, <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://clinicaltrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</jats:ext-link>, and PsycINFO were completed in December 2020. Two reviewers screened sources, extracted data, and performed quality bias appraisal.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Hospital walking dose was reported in 6 studies and commonly as steps/24 hr. Length of stay (LOS) was a common outcome reported. Difference in combined mean LOS between walking and control groups was −5.89 days. Heterogeneity across studies was considerable (<jats:italic>I</jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>2</jats:italic></jats:sup> = 96%) suggesting poor precision of estimates. Additional, high‐quality trials examining hospital walking and patient outcomes of older patients is needed.</jats:p></jats:sec>
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