Carlos Rodriguez-Lopez, Jennifer Mayordomo-Cava, Teresa Zarralanga-Lasobras, Vicente Romero-Estarlich, Maria Teresa Vidan, Javier Ortiz-Alonso, Pedro L Valenzuela, Gabriel Rodriguez-Romo, Alejandro Lucia, Jose Antonio Serra-Rexach
IMPORTANCE: Inpatient exercise interventions may prevent, at least partly, hospital-associated disability (HAD) in older adults, but whether they also confer clinical benefits in the months following discharge is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of exercise and health education with HAD incidence in hospitalized older adults receiving acute hospital care at discharge and 3 months later. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This single-center open-label, nonrandomized controlled clinical trial included patients aged 75 years or older seen at an acute care for elders unit at a tertiary public hospital in Madrid, Spain, from May 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022...
February 5, 2024: JAMA Network Open