Saunders K J, Goldstein M K, Stein G H
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1978 Jun;59(6):255-7.
Change in patient activity is frequently an important clinical variable, yet these changes are difficult to monitor and document empirically. Patients on a rehabilitation ward in a Veterans Administration hospital during a three-month period participated in a direct measure of their daily motion by wearing digital pedometers. The resulting data suggest that changes in patient activity can be easily quantified without disrupting ward routine and that the data can serve to strengthen clinical estimates of change which can assist staff in their analysis and interpretation of patient progress.
患者活动的变化常常是一个重要的临床变量，但这些变化很难通过实证进行监测和记录。在三个月的时间里，一家退伍军人管理局医院康复病房的患者通过佩戴数字计步器参与了对其日常活动的直接测量。所得数据表明，患者活动的变化可以在不扰乱病房常规的情况下轻松量化，并且这些数据有助于加强对变化的临床评估，从而帮助工作人员分析和解读患者的进展情况。
