Bermudez, Natalie

Boswell, Nicole

Cheong, Simone

Ramirez, Angela

Somarriba, Sigrid

Torres, Sandra

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Baptist Health South Florida Scholarly Commons @ Baptist Health South Florida All Publications 9-12-2024 Exploring Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool Impact on Patient Outcomes Sandra Torres West Kendall Baptist Hospital, SandraTor@baptisthealth.net Angela Ramirez West Kendall Baptist Hospital, AngelaRa@baptisthealth.net Nicole Boswell West Kendall Baptist Hospital, NicoleBos@baptisthealth.net Sigrid Somarriba West Kendall Baptist Hospital, SigridS@baptisthealth.net Simone Cheong West Kendall Baptist Hospital, simonech@baptisthealth.net See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.baptisthealth.net/se-all-publications Citation Torres, Sandra; Ramirez, Angela; Boswell, Nicole; Somarriba, Sigrid; Cheong, Simone; and Bermudez, Natalie, "Exploring Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool Impact on Patient Outcomes" (2024). All Publications. 5324. https://scholarlycommons.baptisthealth.net/se-all-publications/5324 This Conference Poster -- Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons @ Baptist Health South Florida. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Baptist Health South Florida. For more information, please contact Carrief@baptisthealth.net. Authors Sandra Torres, Angela Ramirez, Nicole Boswell, Sigrid Somarriba, Simone Cheong, and Natalie Bermudez This conference poster -- open access is available at Scholarly Commons @ Baptist Health South Florida: https://scholarlycommons.baptisthealth.net/se-all-publications/5324 Exploring Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool Impact on Patient OutcomesDISCUSSIONInterpretation of Results• The results suggest that younger patients had higherBMAT scores & more home discharges• Supported ↓ fall rates hypothesis, and LOS, not HAPIrates• Answered via correlation analysis and departmentmetric comparison• Partially answered impact of BMAT on outcomesSandra Torres, BSN, RN*; Angela Ramirez, PT, DPT, AIB-VR; Nicole Boswell, PT, DPT; Sigrid Somarriba, MS, OT/L; Simone Cheong, MSHSA, MSN, RN; Natalie Bermudez, PhD, RN, EBP-CRecommendations for Practice /  Education • Comprehensive training, continuous monitoring,continued interdisciplinary collaboration.• Use EHRs and mobile apps to improve the accuracyand efficiency of mobility assessments.• Create forums for staff feedback, recognizeachievements, and encourage process improvement.• Update policies, clinical pathways, and EHR systems toinclude BMAT as a routine tool.Conclusion• BMAT reduces fall rates, improves outcomes• Early mobility ID enhances safety• Fall rate and LOS reductions suggest cost savings,resource efficiency• Insights into BMAT's impact on outcomes• Highlights predictive value of mobility assessmentsWest Kendall Baptist Hospital• Prolonged immobility leads to adverse outcomes.• Early mobilization = ↓ length of stay (LOS); reduceshealthcare costs; better patient outcomes• Mobility assessments:• Registered Nurses = Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT)• Physical/Occupational Therapy = Activity Measure – PostAcute Care (AM-PAC).• Evidence supports the positive impact of BMAT andAM-PAC on patient outcomes.BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCEMETHODSDesign: Retrospective studySetting: WKBH – 3 South (3S)Sample: Minimum, n = 438IRB Approval: June 12, 2023Data Collection Procedure: Data collected Jul ‘23 to Feb ’24 for the following retrospective timeframes:• Cohort 1: AM-PAC scores (6/1/22 to 9/30/22)• Cohort 2: BMAT / AM-PAC overlap (10/1/22 – 12/1/22)• Cohort 3: BMAT level only (10/1/22 to 3/31/23)• Patient outcomes: Falls, HAPIs, and LOSRESULTSPatient Demographics • 1055 patients for Cohort 3• Unable to collect Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 data• Mostly female (58%) & White (91%)• Average age 66.2 years (SD = 19.52)RESULTSSpearman Rho’s Correlations• Age had a significant relationship with:• Discharge disposition (r = .332, p < .001)• BMAT level (r = -.557, p < .001)Patient Outcomes• Fall rates decreased by 23.1%.• Length of stay decreased by 2.1%.Limitations• Incomplete data hindered trend analysis• Some of the correlation results didn't directly addressresearch questions• Reliance on retrospective data• Manual extraction of the dataPURPOSERetrospectively examine the impacts of BMAT and AM-PAC as potential predictors of patient outcomesReferences available upon request*Corresponding author: SandraTor@BaptistHealth.net46%21%19%14%Level 4Level 3Level 2Level 1Distribution of BMAT Levels

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