Relationship between the frequency and duration of physical therapy and hospitalization-associated disability among geriatric patients with heart failure

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• What: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the frequency and duration of therapy (PT) and the development of hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) in hospitalized geriatric patients with heart failure (HF). This study demonstrated that a lower frequency and shorter duration of PT are associated with developing HAD, even after adjusting for age, ADLs before admission, cognitive function, and severity of HF. The authors also considered whether therapeutic opportunities for PT advance physical activity during hospitalization and whether implementing PT above a certain threshold of frequency and duration would contribute to the prevention . . .
  

   

  

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