Using animated visualization to improve postoperative mobilization: A randomized controlled trial.

Annie S K JonesMaria KleinstäuberAmelia AkroydAnnelies MittendorfPenny BognudaArend E H MerrieLois EvaJustin FernandezKeith J Petrie

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2019)

This brief intervention appears effective in improving perceptions of early mobilization, and initial evidence suggests improvements in adherence to postsurgical mobilization. This intervention has high clinical applicability and could be incorporated into postoperative standard care. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
healthcare
patients undergoing
palliative care
primary care
quality improvement
pain management
metabolic syndrome
adverse drug
skeletal muscle
weight loss
electron microscopy