Remote and Rural Healthcare Education Alliance

Deconditioning and functional decline from baseline was found to occur by day 2 of hospitalisation in elderly patients. Staying active helps prevent this but it’s not always possible to have patients running around the wards, particularly in current circumstances. Regular movement is of course very important but there are other things we can consider as well.

Published: 27/04/2021

Publisher: NHS Education for Scotland (NES);Remote and Rural Healthcare Education Alliance (RRHEAL)

Keywords: Enablement; Older people

Type: Document

Audience: General audience

CC License: Attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives