Ambulation of the institutionalized elderly
Stelle, R.E.; Mills, J.
American Family Physician 28(3): 163-167
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 6613795 Document Number: 217990
In institutions where the necessary personnel are available and a high level of motivation can be cultivated, regular ambulation for most elderly patients can be accomplished with relative ease and unmatched cost-effectiveness. Ambulation has a positive effect on the elderly patient's desire to live. The activity provides both emotional and physiologic benefits.
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