Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: A systematic review of mobility instruments and their measurement properties for older acute medical patients | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Open Access A systematic review of mobility instruments and their measurement properties for older acute medical patients Natalie A de Morton 1 2 David J Berlowitz2 and Jennifer L Keating1 Address Department of Physiotherapy School of Primary Health Care Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Monash University Australia and 2Northern Clinical Research Centre Northern Health Australia Email Natalie Ade Morton - David J Berlowitz - Jennifer L Keating - Corresponding author Published 5 June 2008 Received 18 December 2007 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6 44 doi 1477-7525-6-44 Accepted 5 June 2008 This article is available from http content 6 1 44 2008 de Morton et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Independent mobility is a key factor in determining readiness for discharge for older patients following acute hospitalisation and has also been identified as a predictor of many important outcomes for this patient group. This review aimed to identify a physical performance instrument that is not disease specific that has the properties required to accurately measure and monitor the mobility of older medical patients in the acute hospital setting. Methods Databases initially searched were Medline Cinahl Embase Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials without language restriction or limits on year of publication until July 2005. After analysis of this yield a second step was the systematic search of Medline Cinahl and Embase until August 2005 for evidence of the .
