1. A systematic review and meta‐analysis: Assessment of hospital walking programs among older patients
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Christine Loyd, Yue Zhang, Tara Weisberg, James Boyett, Elizabeth R. Huckaby, Jeri Grundhoefer, Steve Otero, Lisa Roberts, Samantha Giordano‐Mooga, Carmen Capo‐Lugo, Catherine H. Smith, Richard E. Kennedy, Barbara J. King, and Cynthia J. Brown
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General Nursing - Abstract
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.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.Searches of PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, NICHSR, OneSearch, ClinicalTrials.gov, and PsycINFO were completed in December 2020. Two reviewers screened sources, extracted data, and performed quality bias appraisal.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 (I
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- 2022