Activity intolerance and impaired physical mobility in elders.
OBJECTIVE
To clarify the use of two nursing diagnoses, activity intolerance and impaired physical mobility, with elderly patients.


METHODS
Ninety-two elders from a long-term care facility in Wonju, Korea. A checklist developed by the researchers was used for data collection.


RESULTS
Defining characteristics from this study related to psychological components of activity intolerance are significant in differentiating between the two diagnoses. Using a decision-making tree based on data from this study, each nursing diagnosis can be correctly identified.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study are significant in broadening the defining characteristics to be used in differentiating between two nursing diagnoses.


CONCLUSIONS
Clarification of nursing diagnoses serves to direct students and nurses to choosing appropriate interventions.
Hur
Hea-Kung
HK
Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
Park
So-Mi
SM
Kim
So-Sun
SS
Storey
Margaret J
MJ
Kim
Gi-Yon
GY
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003663:Decision Trees; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009042:Motivation; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors