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Hospital early structured mobilization program

Hospital early structured mobilization program has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Nov 4, 2026: “Mobility program linked to less functional decline in older inpatients”.

Exposure

1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated

1 new paper in 30 daysSee all 1 papers on hospital early structured mobilization program

At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“HESM was associated with lower odds of functional worsening (adjusted OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.32–0.65).”
Preventing Hospital-Associated Disability: Effects of the Hospital Early Structured Mobilization (HESM) Program on Function and Survival in Older AdultsResearch Square2026doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-11308880/v1

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Humans1

What did studies of hospital early structured mobilization program find?

1

Studies of hospital early structured mobilization program measured 1 outcome; the most studied are falls (1 study).

Falls

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Hospital early structured mobilization program was not clearly linked with falls in humans (before versus after implementation).

    “Falls were infrequent and similar.”

    Humansbefore versus after implementationn = 600

    Mobility program linked to less functional decline in older inpatients

    Research SquarePreprint

What is hospital early structured mobilization program linked with?

2

Studies link hospital early structured mobilization program with 2 measures, most often 90-day mortality (1 study) and functional worsening at discharge (1).

90-day mortality

downin humans1HR 0.53

1 study

  1. Hospital early structured mobilization program is associated with 90-day mortality in humans (medical inpatients discharged alive; before versus after implementation) (20.7% before versus 11.7% after implementation; adjusted HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.35–0.80).

    “Ninety-day mortality decreased from 20.7% to 11.7% and remained lower after adjustment (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.35–0.80).”

    Humansmedical inpatients discharged alive; before versus after implementation90 daysn = 600

    Mobility program linked to less functional decline in older inpatients

    Research SquarePreprint

Functional worsening at discharge

downin humans1OR 0.46

1 study

  1. Hospital early structured mobilization program is associated with functional worsening at discharge in humans (medical inpatients discharged alive; before versus after implementation) (Adjusted OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.32–0.65; absolute risk reduction 20.0 percentage points, 95% CI 12.3–27.7; number needed to treat 5).

    “HESM was associated with lower odds of functional worsening (adjusted OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.32–0.65).”

    Humansmedical inpatients discharged alive; before versus after implementationat dischargen = 600

    Mobility program linked to less functional decline in older inpatients

    Research SquarePreprint

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Research Square

Mobility program linked to less functional decline in older inpatients

Functional worsening at discharge occurred in 29.7% of older patients after the program began, compared with 49.7% before it.Functional worsening at discharge occurred in 29.7% of older patients after the program began, compared with 49.7% before it.

Preprint: cohort · 600 peopleInterventions
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