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Table 2 Themes and subthemes influencing PA in older hospitalized patients within the social-ecological model

From: Facilitators and barriers to enhancing physical activity in older patients during acute hospital stay: a systematic review

Social ecological model

Theme

Subtheme

Facilitatora

Barriera

Quantitativeb

Qualitativec

Quantitativeb

Qualitativec

Patient perspective

 Intrapersonal level

1. Patient knowledge, awareness, and attitude

1.1 Knowledge, awareness, and attitude

8

24

6

19

2. Patients personal and health factors

2.1 Patient personal factors

2

0

5

0

2.2 Emotional status

1

1

5

9

2.3 Cognitive status

1

0

2

0

2.4 Physical health

8

0

12

14

3. Medical-related factors

3.1 Presence of lines/attachments

1

0

4

5

3.2 Admitting diagnosis and illness severity

4

0

3

1

3.3 Treatment-related factors

3

0

3

2

 Interpersonal level

4. Social support

4.1 Patient - informal network

0

5

3

1

4.2 Patient - HCP

3

13

1

18

 Institutional level

5. Physical environment

5.1 Space and location

2

6

3

7

6. Resources

6.1 Staffing

0

0

0

4

6.2 Time and competing priorities

0

0

0

2

6.3 Equipment

0

0

0

2

6.4 Education and information

0

1

0

1

7. Organizational factors

7.1 Hospital routines and activities

3

8

2

4

7.2 Daytime or weekday

2

0

5

0

7.3 Rules, regulations and policies

0

1

0

1

Caregiver perspective

 Intrapersonal level

8. Caregiver knowledge, awareness, and attitude

8.1 Knowledge, awareness, and attitude

n/a

3

n/a

4

8.2 Patient safety concerns

n/a

0

n/a

2

 Interpersonal level

9. Patients health status and medical-related factors

9.1 Physical or mental health

n/a

0

n/a

2

 Institutional level

n/a

 

n/a

0

n/a

0

Healthcare professional perspective

 Intrapersonal level

10. HCP knowledge, awareness, and attitude

10.1 Knowledge, awareness, and attitude

4

11

5

15

10.2 Patient safety concerns

0

0

5

3

11. HCP expertise and characteristics

11.1 Expertise and characteristics

1

4

5

1

 Interpersonal level

12. Patient cooperation

12.1 Patient - informal network

0

5

0

3

12.2 Patient - HCP

1

15

3

27

13. Clinician and team influences

13.1 Collaboration

1

14

1

4

13.2 Role clarity

2

3

0

8

13.3 Responsibility

2

7

0

8

14. Patients health status and medical-related factors

14.1 Physical or mental health

1

3

8

12

14.2 Treatment-related factors

1

3

0

7

 Institutional level

15. Physical environment

15.1 Space and location

0

9

0

9

16. Resources

16.1 Staffing

1

4

2

8

16.2 Time and competing priorities

0

2

8

19

16.3 Equipment

1

6

1

5

16.4 Education and information

0

7

2

1

16.5 Monitoring and documentation

0

5

0

3

17. Organizational factors

17.1 Hospital routines and activities

0

9

0

7

17.2 Rules, regulations and policies

0

8

0

10

  1. Described by the three perspectives of patient, caregiver and healthcare professional
  2. n/a not applicable, HCP healthcare professionals
  3. a = Number of items according to the dimensions of the Social-Ecological Model, themes and subthemes
  4. b = Number of items retrieved from quantitative studies
  5. c = Number of items retrieved from qualitative studies