Question

Mobility can have either a positive or negative impact on our patient's lives. You are the nurse of an older adult who is being discharged and need to provide education for the promotion of safe ambulation. How can mobility promote a healthy lifestyle?

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Answer 1

How can mobility promote a healthy lifestyle?

It promotes healthy aging

It helps the elders to live independently

It reduces risk of falling and fracturing bones

It helps to maintain healthy lifestyles, bones, muscles and joints

It controls joint swelling and reduces pain related to arthritis

It reduces blood pressure, anxiety, depression

It promotes a sense of wellbeing and mood

Reference:

Mollenkopf H. The significance of out-of-home mobility in modern society. In: Mollenkopf H, Marcellini F, Ruoppila I, Szeman Z, Tacken M, editors. Enhancing mobility in late life. Amsterdam: IOS Press; 2005, p. 1-9.