Benefits of an Early Mobility Program for Hospitalized Patients With Cancer.

Julia H Aronson Olivia S Allen Asem Berkalieva Madhu Mazumdar Ksenia O GorbenkoMelissa GunningMark LiuCarol KisswanyAarti BhardwajCardinale B Smith

Published in: JCO oncology practice (2023)

Use of this mobility program resulted in a significant decrease in readmissions and maintained or improved patients' mobility. This demonstrates that non-PT professionals can effectively mobilize hospitalized patients with cancer, thereby decreasing the burden on PT and nursing resources. Future work will evaluate the sustainability of the program and evaluate association with health care costs.

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