Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Mobility in Older Adults in Acute Care Hospitals: A Scoping Review Update
Abstract
This scoping review is an update of a scoping review from 2018 by Smart et al. The purpose of this scoping review is to complete a mapping exercise, to highlight the variety of interventions used to promote mobility in older adults in acute hospital settings since 2018. The scoping review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and will be reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The scoping review will search through several databases such as MEDLINE (PubMed) and CINAHL.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Balance
Gait
and Falls Prevention
Physical Activity and Health
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Open Science Framework
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026