The Better By Moving study: A multifaceted intervention to improve physical activity in adults during hospital stay.

Objective: 'Better By Moving' is a multifaceted intervention developed and implemented in collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals to improve physical activity in hospitalized adults. This study aimed to understand if, how and why 'Better By Moving' resulted in higher levels of physical activity by evaluating both outcomes and implementation process.

Design: Mixed-methods study informed by the Medical Research Council guidance.

Physical dependence and urinary catheters both strongly relate to physical inactivity in adults during hospital stay: a cross-sectional, observational study.

Purpose: To determine which factors are associated with physical inactivity in hospitalized adults of all ages.

Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 114 adults admitted to a gastrointestinal surgery, internal medicine or cardiology hospital ward (median age 60, length of stay 13 days) were observed during one random day from 8 am to 8 pm using wireless accelerometers and behavioral mapping protocols. Factors (e.

Barriers to and solutions for improving physical activity in adults during hospital stay: a mixed-methods study among healthcare professionals.

Purpose: To identify healthcare professionals' perspectives on key barriers to improving physical activity in hospitalized adult patients, and to identify solutions to overcome these barriers.

Methods: We used an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study design in a Dutch university hospital. A survey exploring 39 potential barriers was completed by 15 physicians/physician assistants, 106 nurses, four nursing assistants, and four physical therapists working on surgery, internal medicine, and cardiology wards.

Improving Physical Activity in Adults Admitted to a Hospital With Interventions Developed and Implemented Through Cocreation: Protocol for a Pre-Post Embedded Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Admission to a hospital is often related with hospital-associated disabilities. Improving physical activity during hospitalization is considered effective to counteract hospital-associated disabilities, whereas many studies report on very low physical activity levels. Gradually developing and implementing interventions in cocreation with patients and health care professionals rather than implementing predefined interventions may be more effective in creating sustainable changes in everyday clinical practice.

No evidence for the effectiveness of bracing in patients with thoracolumbar fractures.

Background And Purpose: The use of braces is widespread in patients with thoracolumbar fractures. The effectiveness of bracing, however, is controversial. We sought evidence for the effect of bracing in patients with traumatic thoracolumbar fractures based on outcome and length of hospital stay (LOS).