SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-From Bed to Better: Driving Inpatient Mobility With Digital Engagement

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This descriptive analysis evaluated a digital inpatient mobility program using the Get Well Network (GWN) platform at a quaternary academic medical center. The intervention delivered two daily television prompts: one reminding patients about the importance of mobility and a second asking whether they completed the recommended activity. Prompts were tailored to each patient’s mobility level using daily nursing AM-PAC scores aligned with the Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility (JH-HLM) scale.<br /><br />The program was first piloted on two adult units and then expanded hospital-wide. During the one-month pilot, 69.7% of 317 patients engaged with the platform, generating 479 total interactions. Of these interactions, 72.9% were associated with patients reporting that they completed a mobility activity. Unit-level engagement was also strong, with 72% of patients on unit 10E and 66% on unit 10W engaging with at least one prompt.<br /><br />After hospital-wide implementation, early data showed engagement rates of 67% in the JH-HLM 2–5 group and 70% in the JH-HLM 6–8 group. Among patients who participated, more than 80% reported achieving their movement goal, including 81% in the non-ambulatory group and 80.9% in the ambulatory group.<br /><br />Although the study did not directly measure changes in actual mobility outcomes, the findings suggest that digitally delivered, individualized prompts can achieve high patient engagement and may be a promising strategy to support inpatient mobility. Future work will examine concordance between patient-reported and nurse-documented mobility and compare outcomes among patients who do and do not engage with the platform.

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Lindsey D. Havenga

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Author List Caroline Raburn, Leonidas N. Walthall IV, Lindsey D. Havenga, Meghan K. Thomas

Category Innovations

Concept Inpatient Mobility

Concept Digital Engagement Platform

Concept Self-reported Data

Concept Study Design

Concept Engagement Rate

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Medical University of South Carolina

Presenting Author Lindsey D. Havenga

Track Technology in Hospital Medicine

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inpatient mobility

digital intervention

patient engagement

Get Well Network

mobility prompts

AM-PAC scores

JH-HLM scale

hospital-wide implementation

patient-reported activity

quaternary academic medical center

Inpatient Mobility

Digital Engagement Platform

Self-reported Data

Study Design

Engagement Rate