Early mobilisation of patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduce length of hospitalisation-a pilot study

Dorte Melgaard, Ulrik Baandrup, Martin Bøgsted, Mette Dahl Bendtsen, Morten Tange Kristensen

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Abstract

[Purpose] To examine if length of stay was reduced following an early mobilisation programme in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, and secondary, if such a program influenced short-term rehospitalisation and mortality rates. [Participants and Methods] Ninety seven consecutive patients (51% men; over all mean ± SD age 71.9 ± 16.5 years) with community-acquired pneumonia were included in the intervention group, and compared with a historical control group of 97 patients, matching at case level. Early mobilisation was defined as more than 20 minutes out of bed within 24 hours of hospitalisation. [Results] Eighty out of 97 patients in the intervention group were mobilised within 24 hours and length of stay for all patients was reduced with an average of 1.5 (95%CI: -0.2; 3.2) days compared to the control group. There was no significant difference between the two groups according to 30-day rehospitalisation and mortality. [Conclusion] An early mobilisation program seem to reduce the length of stay for patients with community-acquired pneumonia, and without an increase in short-term mortality and re-hospitalisation rates.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Physical Therapy Science
Volume30
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)926-932
Number of pages7
ISSN0915-5287
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2018

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