ProMover mobility scale. A unified language for the evaluation of hospitalized patients

The International Classification of Functionality (CIF) defines mobility as the possibility of "moving by changing the position or location of the body or moving from one place to another, transporting, moving or manipulating objects, walking, running or climbing, and using various forms of tra...

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Published inMedicina Vol. 82; no. 3; p. 415
Main Authors Ramirez, Fernando J, Corrotea, Leonardo, Gutierrez, Paula, Otamendi, María Agustina, Giron, Julio, Terrasa, Sergio, Midley, Alejandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Argentina 01.08.2022
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Hospitalization
Humans
Language
Walking
functional mobility
validation
functionality
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Summary:The International Classification of Functionality (CIF) defines mobility as the possibility of "moving by changing the position or location of the body or moving from one place to another, transporting, moving or manipulating objects, walking, running or climbing, and using various forms of transport". Physical therapy focuses on the assessment and management of movement problems. Determining mobility status is a central component of the health assessment of older adults since it is an important marker of physical abilities and independence, and a predictor of morbidity and mortality. However, to date we did not have scales that represent the degree of mobility of the patient with some type of visual image that facilitates its documentation quickly and reliably by any health professional who works in the field of hospitalization. For these reasons, we developed an intuitive, icon-based mobility scale that is easy to administer in hospitalized patients in different settings. The ProMover mobility scale provides health professionals with a unified tool for evaluating the mobility of hospitalized patients, in order to unify a common language. This is a simple, practical, reliable and objective tool and commonly used by all health professionals.
ISSN:1669-9106