Hospital Acquired Deconditioning: Recognition and Response
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How Do Healthcare Professionals Recognise and Respond to Deconditioning? A mixed-methods synthesis and consensus
IRAS ID
317761
Contact name
Adam L Gordon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 10 months, 27 days
Research summary
Hospital-Acquired Deconditioning is operationalised in the literature as a new loss of independence in activities such as bathing, toileting, walking or eating. Hospital-acquired deconditioning is reported to affect nearly one in three adults over 65 years old. It is unclear how often it occurs in adults over 18. Hospital-acquired deconditioning is associated with longer stays in hospital, increased rehabilitation or care needs on leaving hospital and an increased risk of mortality. Despite many programs used to avoid and to treat hospital acquired deconditioning a recent collation of the literature suggests that there is weak evidence to support their use.
A part of the issue is without a clear concept of hospital acquired deconditioning it is difficult to design, use and measure the effect of treatments given. This study will explore how healthcare professionals recognise and respond to hospital- acquired deconditioning through the use of a review of the literature, staff focus groups, ward based observations, and go along interviews. This information will be brought together to produce a framework which will be presented to professionals and members of the public interested in or affected by hospital-acquired deconditioning.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/EE/0278
Date of REC Opinion
22 Nov 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion