Relative Performance of Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 (BMAT) Over Others for Acute Care Patient Recovery

Abstract

Immobility compromises almost all of the body’s systems. Research indicates that individuals who were mobile before being admitted to the hospital may spend approximately 83% of their hospital stay in bed, and over onethird of hospitalized patients over the age of 70 are released from the hospital with a significantly higher physical limitations than prior to hospital admission. Healthcare professionals should be able to accurately assess patient’s mobility status in order to implement interventions to mobilize patients even in the presence of deficiencies. The purpose of this review is to assess the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 (BMAT 2.0), to objectively identify patient mobility function deficiencies and assist the healthcare team in choosing the right equipment for patients to be handled and moved safely. BMAT 2.0 is best used by the interdisciplinary team, involved in patient care, and can be recorded in the electronic health record (EHR). Further, a comparative account of other methods being practiced vis-à-vis the BMAT is given in this article.