Improving Function in Older Veterans With Hospital-Associated Deconditioning

"Participants in the Progressive High Intensity Therapy (PHIT) group will receive high intensity physical therapy following discharge from acute hospitalization. The activities of training will include progressive resistance training, multi-planar motor control and gait exercises, and high intensity activities of daily living training. Like the Usual Care group, the PHIT participants will receive 12 intervention visits over 4 weeks (3 visits per week). Participants will also receive a standardized home exercise program."

"Participants in the Usual Care group will receive standard physical therapy following discharge from acute hospitalization. The activities of therapy will include basic strength training, single-planar motor control and gait exercises, and activities of daily living training. Participants will receive 12 intervention visits over 4 weeks (3 visits per week). Participants will also receive a standardized home exercise program."