| Sumario: | Immobility during hospitalization contributes to functional decline and increased complications, yet patient participation in mobility remains inconsistent. This study examined the relationship between patient-perceived rapport and mobility outcomes during inpatient mobility encounters facilitated by a student-led Mobility Team. In this cross-sectional study, 220 mobility encounters were analyzed. Patients completed a post-interaction survey assessing rapport, mood, and pain, while ambulation duration and distance were recorded during routine care. Spearman correlations and linear regression analyses examined associations among rapport, patient experience, and mobility outcomes. Rapport was positively associated with post-interaction mood (p = 0.21, p = 0.001) and remained an independent predictor after controlling for baseline mood and pain (ß = 0.11, p = 0.008). Rapport also predicted improvement in mood across the encounter (ß = 0.18, p = 0.004) and showed minimal association with mobility performance. Mobility tolerance emerged as the strongest predictor of mobility performance. Findings suggest a conceptual distinction between relational and physiological factors that may contribute differently to patient experience during inpatient mobility encounters.
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