Activity level of hospital medical inpatients: An observational study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 417-421

  Kuys, Suzanne S ^a,b   Dolecka, Urszula E ^c   Guard, Amanda ^c  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Medical inpatients; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; BED REST; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SLEEP; STANDING; TELEVISION VIEWING; WALKING; WARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864916918     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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