Physical function assessment of older adults with lower body fractures at 3 months post-discharge from hospital
| Autor: | Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Zainal Abidin Nor Azlin, Mohd Sharkawi Ahmad, Isa Naina Mohamed, Mohamed S Zulfarina, Sharifah Nurul Aqilah Sayed Mohd Zaris, Nurul 'Izzah Ibrahim, Norazlina Mohamed, Sabarul Afian Mokhtar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hip fracture Chemical Health and Safety Rehabilitation Post discharge business.industry medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine Timed Up and Go test 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Physical function medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower body Older patients medicine Physical therapy Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics business Safety Research Fracture type |
| Zdroj: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 15:201-210 |
| ISSN: | 1178-203X |
| Popis: | Background and purpose Physical function assessment can be performed to assess functional mobility among older adults, especially after a traumatic incident such as lower body fracture (LBF). The objective of this study was to evaluate physical function of older patients with LBF after 3 months of discharge from the hospital. Patients and methods A total of 89 patients were followed up at the discharge phase. Four independent variables were tested: age, sex, type of fracture, and use of a walking aid before fracture. Mobility and strength were assessed with the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and hand-grip strength (HGS) test, respectively. Results The majority of the patients were ≥65 years old (64%), female (61.8%), of Chinese ethnicity (50.6%), and had a hip fracture (51.7%). The mean time for TUG test was 26.11 seconds, while mean HGS was 19.02 kg. We found significant differences in TUG test scores with respect to all independent variables tested: age (P=0.026), sex (P=0.011), fracture type (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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