Promoting walking amongst older patients in rehabilitation: Are accelerometers the answer?

The role of physical activity amongst older people in inpatient rehabilitation settings has been little studied. Walking has a number of potential benefits for older people in rehabilitation but it is not known whether increased walking improves outcomes in this population. Until now mobility monito...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2010-12, Vol.14 (10), p.863-865
Main Authors: Dakin, L.E., Gray, L.C., Peel, N.M., Salih, S.A., Cheung, V.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Biological and medical sciences
Exercise Test - instrumentation
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Health Promotion - methods
Humans
JNHA: Geriatric Science
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation
Monitoring, Ambulatory - psychology
Motivation
Motor Activity
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
Rehabilitation - methods
Rehabilitation - psychology
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Walking - psychology
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Summary:The role of physical activity amongst older people in inpatient rehabilitation settings has been little studied. Walking has a number of potential benefits for older people in rehabilitation but it is not known whether increased walking improves outcomes in this population. Until now mobility monitoring has not been possible in routine practice. Recently tri-axial accelerometers have been validated for ambulatory activity monitoring in older adults. Accelerometry has the potential to explore the role of walking in older patients in rehabilitation. Providing data regarding activity levels may improve patient motivation and assist clinicians with activity prescription. Future research could determine the relationship between activity levels and patient outcomes.
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-010-0329-x