Time to get moving: Evaluation of an evidence-based, multicomponent tailored intervention on hospital mobility.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Medical inpatients; patients at risk of functional decline; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000831684
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

This study will be conducted on 10 medical wards across across 4 hospitals in the one health service: the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The Prince Charles Hospital, Redcliffe Hospital and Caboolture Hospital.
For pre-post data, eligible participants will be patients aged 65 years and older admitted to the implementation wards for more than 48 hours (as these are the cohort at most risk of functional decline, and the target of our improvement intervention).

Acceptability of the intervention will be determined by focus groups conducted with key multi-level stakeholders identified through the Multi-professional Mobility Improvement Collaborative (either direct membership or through snowballing techniques).

Exclusion Criteria

Patients receiving end of life care or who are critically ill, or those who are unable to independently consent due to severe cognitive or psychological impairment or language difficulties that would interfere with their ability to participate in a short interview.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is daytime mobility.<br>This will be reported as the average proportion of patient observations spent standing and/or walking for each ward. <br>A member of the research team will systematically observe patients at regular intervals over an 8 hour period (8am to 4pm) recording the highest level of (eg. lying, sitting in bed, sitting in a chair, standing, walking). [ Time point 1 : 3 months prior to implementation<br>Time point 2 : 6 months post implementation<br>Time point 3 : 18 months post implementation]