TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional Decline in Hospitalized Older Adults
T2 - Can Nursing Make a Difference?
AU - Boltz, Marie
AU - Resnick, Barbara
AU - Capezuti, Elizabeth
AU - Shuluk, Joseph
AU - Secic, Michelle
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation's Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Award Program , and the Rehabilitation Nurses Foundation .
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Function-focused care (FFC) is an approach to care in which nurses help patients engage in activities of daily living (ADL) and physical activity, with the goal of preventing avoidable functional decline. This prospective, observational study, conducted with hospitalized older adults (N = 93) examined: 1) the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who were provided FFC activity, and 2) the relationship between change in physical activity and FFC activities. Patients who received FFC were more likely: to be younger (. P = .028); had one or more falls during the hospitalization (. P = .048); had demonstrated better functional performance at admission (. P = .004) and better physical capability, measured by the Tinetti gait and balance scale (. P = .004). FFC was associated with less decrement in ADL function, admission to discharge, while considering patient characteristics (. t = 7.6; . P < .008). Results suggest that hospitalized older persons can benefit from FFC.
AB - Function-focused care (FFC) is an approach to care in which nurses help patients engage in activities of daily living (ADL) and physical activity, with the goal of preventing avoidable functional decline. This prospective, observational study, conducted with hospitalized older adults (N = 93) examined: 1) the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who were provided FFC activity, and 2) the relationship between change in physical activity and FFC activities. Patients who received FFC were more likely: to be younger (. P = .028); had one or more falls during the hospitalization (. P = .048); had demonstrated better functional performance at admission (. P = .004) and better physical capability, measured by the Tinetti gait and balance scale (. P = .004). FFC was associated with less decrement in ADL function, admission to discharge, while considering patient characteristics (. t = 7.6; . P < .008). Results suggest that hospitalized older persons can benefit from FFC.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.01.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 22401985
AN - SCOPUS:84864370068
SN - 0197-4572
VL - 33
SP - 272
EP - 279
JO - Geriatric Nursing
JF - Geriatric Nursing
IS - 4
ER -