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Stolbrink, M, McGowan, L, Saman, H, Nguyen, T, Knightly, R, Sharpe, J, Reilly, H, Jones, S and Turner, A M (2014) The Early Mobility Bundle: a simple enhancement of therapy which may reduce incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia and length of hospital stay. The Journal of hospital infection, 88 (1). pp. 34-9. ISSN 1532-2939. This article is accessible to all HEFT staff and students via NICE journals and databases http://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/evidence-services/journals-and-databases by using their HEFT Athens login IDs
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BACKGROUND
Early mobility facilitated by physiotherapy has been shown to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in patients with hip fractures but its effect on HAP incidence in medical patients has not yet been studied.
AIM
To determine whether early mobility aided by physiotherapy reduces the incidence of HAP and length of stay in patients on medical wards.
METHODS
One respiratory and one elderly care medicine ward in one hospital association in Birmingham, UK, received the 'Early Mobility Bundle'. The bundle consisted of extra targeted physiotherapy and collaboration with ward staff to encourage and promote activity. The incidence of HAP, falls, pressure sores, length of stay (LOS) and activity level were then compared to two matched wards within the same hospital association.
RESULTS
HAP incidence was significantly lower in the intervention group (P < 0.0001) and remained so after adjusting for confounders (P = 0.001). Activity levels were higher (P = 0.04) and patients' LOS was more likely to fall in the lowest quartile (OR: 1.44; P = 0.009) in the intervention group. There was no significant difference in other outcomes.
CONCLUSION
The Early Mobility Bundle demonstrates a promising method to reduce the incidence of HAP and to increase activity in medical inpatients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This article is accessible to all HEFT staff and students via NICE journals and databases http://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/evidence-services/journals-and-databases by using their HEFT Athens login IDs |
| Subjects: | WB Practice of medicine > WB450 Rehabilitation WF Respiratory system. Respiratory medicine |
| Divisions: | Planned IP Care > Respiratory Medicine |
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| Depositing User: | Mrs Yolande Brookes |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2015 13:36 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2016 11:14 |
| URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/856 |
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