Description of movement patterns of young adults moving supine from the foot to the head of the bed.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The purpose of this study was to describe the movement patterns (MPs) in young adults moving supine from the foot to the head of a bed.

SUBJECTS

Thirty-six young adults, aged 19 through 44 years, participated in this study.

METHODS

Subjects were videotaped performing 10 trial of moving in bed. The MPs of 3 body regions were described and categorized.

RESULTS

Six MP categories were developed for the axial region, 8 MP categories were developed for the upper extremities, and 6 MP categories were developed for the lower extremities. Kappa values ranged from .81 to .90 for the 3 body regions, Fifty-nine different combinations of MPs were observed. The most common combination of MPs occurred in 21.2% of the trials, 3 times more frequently than any other combination.

CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION

A variety of MPs are used by young adults for moving from the foot to the head of the bed. A symmetrical pattern of sitting up and pushing with both hands and both feet was found to be the most common pattern. [Cohen BG, Cardillo ER, Lugg D, et al. Description of movement patterns of young adults moving supine from the foot to the head of the bed.