Mobility Deterioration during Acute Pneumonia Illness Is Associated with Increased Hospital Length of Stay and Health Service Costs: An Observational Study

Abstract

Purpose:To assess the association of mobility deterioration during community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) illness on length of stay (LOS), readmissions, and institutional costs.Methods:This longitudinal observational study included 347 individuals hospitalized with CAP. All were offered routine early mobilization with a physiotherapist within 24 hours of admission and then daily during hospital stay. The exposure of interest was mobility status at time of clinical stability when compared with the premorbid level. Modelling adjusted for factors such as age, residential status, premorbid mobility level, comorbidities, and pneumonia severity.Results:One hundred forty-one (41%) individuals met the d..