disuse syndrome

disuse syndrome,

in nursing, a term that encompasses similar concepts and includes nursing diagnoses related to inactivity. Risks for disuse syndrome include impaired skin integrity, constipation, altered respiratory function, altered peripheral tissue perfusion, activity intolerance, impaired physical mobility, injury, altered sensory perception, powerlessness, and body image disturbance.

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disuse syndrome [dis-ūs´]

deterioration of body systems as a result of prescribed or unavoidable inactivity. See also hazards of immobility.

risk for disuse syndrome a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual is at risk for deterioration of body systems owing to prescribed or unavoidable musculoskeletal inactivity.