Sleep Should Be Focused on When Analyzing Physical Activity in Hospitalized Older Adults after Trunk and Lower Extremity Fractures—A Pilot Study

Sleep Should Be Focused on When Analyzing Physical Activity in Hospitalized Older Adults after Trunk and Lower Extremity Fractures—A Pilot Study

Although the importance of resting in bed for hospitalized older adults is known, current methods of interpreting physical activity (PA) recommend the use of a broad definition of sedentary behavior (SB) that includes 0–1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) of sleep (SL) and sitting. We investigated the...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Kaizu, Takeaki Kasuga, Yu Takahashi, Tomohiro Otani, Kazuhiro Miyata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
older adults
sedentary behavior
sleep
physical activity
inpatient
fracture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1429

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