Early Sitting Improves the Accuracy of Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Older Adult Patients With Pneumonia
Abstract
Introduction Older adult patients with pneumonia have high in-hospital mortality rates, and their clinical course is complex and varied. Consequently, determining whether to prioritize early mobilization or palliative care by physical therapists is challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether early sitting increases the accuracy of predicting in-hospital mortality among older adult patients with pneumonia. Methodology This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. We included patients aged ≥65 years who were hospitalized with pneumonia. Early sitting was defined as Intensive Care Unit Mobility Scale (IMS) category 3 within a week of admission. Four multiple logistic regression models were constructed to evaluate the influence of early sitting or not as a predictor of in-hospital mortality, with factors at admission based on a literature review. To evaluate the contribution of early sitting to the discriminatory performance of each logistic regression model, we compared the area under the curve (AUC) of each model with and without the inclusion of this variable using DeLong’s test for correlated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results Of the 348 patients, 47 (13.5%) and 301 (86.5%) were nonsurvivors and survivors, respectively. All models identified early sitting as a predictor of in-hospital mortality (model 1: odds ratio [OR] = 0.09, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.04-0.22, P < 0.001; model 2: OR = 0.06, 95% CI, 0.02-0.13, P < 0.001;…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a cohort study, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 348 participants or records.
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