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Table 1 Distribution of the JH-HLM and AMEXO mobility scores during the first three postoperative days (after imputation data)

From: Extended mobility scale (AMEXO) for assessing mobilization and setting goals after gastrointestinal and oncological surgery: a before-after study

Measurement instrument

JH-HLMa scale (n = 135)

AMEXOb scale (n = 238)

Postoperative day, mobility scorec (n, %)

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Score 12

Walking approximately 3750 ft / 1125 m or more

N/A

N/A

N/A

4 (1.7)

18 (7.6)

26 (10.9)

Score 11

Walking approximately 2500 ft / 750 m or more

N/A

N/A

N/A

9 (3.8)

7 (2.9)

25 (10.5)

Score 10

Walking approximately 1500 ft / 450 m or more

N/A

N/A

N/A

17 (7.1)

20 (8.4)

28 (11.8)

Score 9

Walking approximately 750 ft / 225 m or more

N/A

N/A

N/A

28 (11.8)

64 (26.9)

53 (22.3)

Score 8

Walking approximately 250 ft / 75 m or more

61 (45.2)

98 (72.6)

94 (69.6)

73 (30.7)

71 (29.8)

57 (24.0)

Score 7

Walking approximately 25 ft / 7.5 m or more

17 (12.6)

12 (8.9)

21 (15.6)

38 (16.0)

32 (13.4)

27 (11.3)

Score 6

Walking 10 or more steps

16 (11.9)

9 (6.7)

9 (6.7)

11 (4.6)

8 (3.4)

4 (1.7)

Score 5

Standing for greater than or equal to 1 min

6 (4.4)

3 (2.2)

7 (5.2)

16 (6.7)

6 (2.5)

7 (2.9)

Score 4

Transferring to chair

20 (14.8)

8 (5.9)

3 (2.2)

16 (6.7)

5 (2.1)

5 (2.1)

Score 3

Sitting at edge of bed

11 (8.2)

4 (3.0)

1 (0.7)

12 (5.0)

3 (1.3)

3 (1.3)

Score 2

Bed activities

3 (2.2)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

6 (2.5)

4 (1.7)

3 (1.3)

Score 1

Only lying

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. ft. feet, m. meters, N/A not applicable
  2. aJohn Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility; bAmsterdam UMC Extension of the John Hopkins Highest Level of mObility; cthe highest mobility score achieved on each postoperative day (i.e., 24 h), assessed per nursing shift (e.g., day shift with ambulation distance of 300 m and evening shift with ambulation distance of 460 m means AMEXO 10 on that postoperative day)