Evaluation of a multisite educational intervention to improve mobilization of older patients in hospital: protocol for mobilization of vulnerable elders in Ontario (MOVE ON)

Table 2 Study outcomes and source of data

	Outcome	Definition	Data source
Primary	Frequency of mobilization of patient	% of patients documented ‘not in bed’ during audit	Direct observation
Secondary	Length of stay	Days	Chart abstraction or hospital decision support unit (HDSRU)
	Functional status at admission and at discharge (ADL/IADL)	% patients in each category of ADL status	Chart abstraction
	Discharge destination	% patients discharged to location other than LTC	Chart abstraction or HDSRU
	Falls	Number of incident reports filed	Chart abstraction or HDSRU
	Injurious falls (fractures, subdural hematoma)	Number reported	Chart abstraction or HDSRU
	Perceptions and satisfaction of patients, informal caregivers, family members and healthcare	Qualitative data	Interviews
	Rate of documentation	Change in documentation of baseline and discharge functional status	Document review

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