TY - JOUR
T1 - Cumulated Ambulation Score to evaluate mobility is feasible in geriatric patients and in patients with hip fracture
AU - Kristensen, Morten Tange
AU - Jakobsen, Thomas Linding
AU - Nielsen, Jesper Westphal
AU - Jørgensen, Lillian Mørch
AU - Nienhuis, Robert-Jan
AU - Jønsson, Line Rokkedal
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Regaining basic mobility independence is considered important for elderly hospitalised patients. The Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS) is a valid tool for evaluating these patients' basic mobility (getting in and out of bed, sit-to-stand from a chair and walking) in orthopaedic wards, and its use is recommended in Denmark for patients with hip fracture. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the feasibility of the CAS in a geriatric ward and to describe its use after hip fracture in Denmark.
AB - Regaining basic mobility independence is considered important for elderly hospitalised patients. The Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS) is a valid tool for evaluating these patients' basic mobility (getting in and out of bed, sit-to-stand from a chair and walking) in orthopaedic wards, and its use is recommended in Denmark for patients with hip fracture. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the feasibility of the CAS in a geriatric ward and to describe its use after hip fracture in Denmark.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22759844
SN - 1603-9629
VL - 59
SP - A4464
JO - Danish Medical Journal
JF - Danish Medical Journal
IS - 7
ER -