Ambulation of the institutionalized elderly.
In institutions where the necessary personnel are available and a high level of motivation can be cultivated, regular ambulation for most elderly patients can be accomplished with relative ease and unmatched cost-effectiveness. Ambulation has a positive effect on the elderly patient's desire to live. The activity provides both emotional and physiologic benefits.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D003286:Contracture / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008124:Locomotion; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control