Level of function mobility scale for nurse‐driven early mobilisation in people with acute cardiovascular disease

Diana Dima, Julie Valiquette, Joelle Berube‐Dufour and Michael Goldfarb

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2020, vol. 29, issue 5-6, 778-784

Abstract: Background There are currently no validated tools that are reliable and easy to use for nurses to assess mobility in people with acute cardiovascular disease in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU). Methods A multidisciplinary team at an academic tertiary care centre developed the Level of Function (LOF) Mobility Scale for use in a nurse‐driven early progressive mobilisation in the CICU. To determine inter‐rater reliability, the prehospital and admission LOF were assessed independently by two CICU nurses. Pairwise comparisons between raters were evaluated using Cohen's kappa statistic. To determine convergence validity, the LOF and Activity Measure for Post‐Acute Care 6‐Clicks score upon admission were compared with Spearman's correlation. To determine feasibility, a 9‐item mobility scale questionnaire was distributed to CICU nurses with and without experience using the LOF Mobility Scale. The STROBE reporting guidelines were used. Results The LOF Mobility Scale had good inter‐rater reliability for assessment of LOF prior to hospitalisation (N = 131, kappa = 0.66, p

Date: 2020
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