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Table 1 Descriptions of low-intensity early activity interventions

From: Perceived acceptability and preferences for low-intensity early activity interventions of older hospitalized medical patients exposed to bed rest: a cross sectional study

 

Intervention

Bed-to-sitting

Sitting-to-walking

Goals

- To facilitate vascular return.

- To reduce dizziness, tiredness and unsteadiness on feet upon ambulation following bed rest.

- To prevent misconceptions about bed rest.

- To ultimately prevent bed rest dependency and functional decline.

- To facilitate vascular return.

- To reduce dizziness, tiredness and unsteadiness on feet upon ambulation following bed rest.

- To prevent misconceptions about bed rest.

- To ultimately prevent bed rest dependency and functional decline.

- To train the body to get used to being up again.

Activities

- Point and flex toes while lying supine.

- Slide feet back and forth toward buttocks, one at a time.

- Lift buttocks up and down, as high as tolerated.

- Slide legs, one at a time, out to side and back again.

- Lift feet up and down, one at a time.

- Sit on edge of bed with feet against floor for up to 10 min.

- While sitting, lift heels up and down.

- While sitting, lift knees up and down.

- Return to lying in bed.

- Sit on edge of bed with feet against floor for up to 10 min.

- While sitting, lift heels up and down.

- While sitting, lift knees up and down.

- Stand and sit in chair with feet touching the floor, and/or walk as tolerated.

Mode

- In bed and sitting on edge of bed

- Sitting at side of bed or chair and walking in room or hallway.

Dose

- Within 48 h of admission.

- Each individual exercise is performed 10 times at least twice a day.

- Within 48 h of admission.

- At least twice a day.

- Number and length of sessions gradually increased until sitting in a chair with feet touching the floor and/or walking ≥ 3.5 h/ day as tolerated.