50
Participants
Start Date
April 7, 2022
Primary Completion Date
July 20, 2023
Study Completion Date
July 20, 2023
Sedentary behavior reduction intervention
Participants will be provided with a device to measure physical activity and sedentary behaviours. A tablet will be in the research office and each afternoon, it will be synced to the device to assess the activity progress of the patient. The research team will deliver an upright time goal and will target a 20% increase in upright time from the previous hospital day. Physiotherapist research assistants will visit the participants every afternoon to monitor progress and safely mobilize participants to their maximum ability if they have not met their daily goal (including weekend). The maximum level of ability will be determined in consultation with the healthcare team. Participants who do not meet their goal will be mobilized in the late afternoon/ early evening.
QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax
Olga Theou
OTHER