Exercise helps older people in hospital avoid functional decline
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Exercise helps older people in hospital avoid functional decline

Ruth Sander Independent consultant in the care of older people

Acute hospitalised older patients, including those who are able to walk independently, spend most of their time in bed, which makes hospital admission a major contributor to disability in older people.

Nursing Older People. 31, 4, 10-10. doi: 10.7748/nop.31.4.10.s10

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