What Factors Are Associated With the Recovery of Autonomy After a Hip Fracture? A Prospective, Multicentric Cohort Study

Autor: Mattia Morri, Cristiana Forni, Natalia Franchini, Paolo Chiari, Lorenzo Marconato, Tiziana Giamboi, Andrea Cotti, Domenica Gazineo, Antonella Orlandi Magli
Přispěvatelé: Morri, Mattia, Chiari, Paolo, Forni, Cristiana, Orlandi Magli, Antonella, Gazineo, Domenica, Franchini, Natalia, Marconato, Lorenzo, Giamboi, Tiziana, Cotti, Andrea
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Popis: Objective: To identify the factors associated with recovering autonomy in activities of daily living (ADL) in patients who have had a hip fracture. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: The orthopedic and orthogeriatric departments of 2 regional hospitals. Participants: Patients (N=742) aged ≥65 years with a diagnosis of fragility hip fracture. Main Outcome Measures: The level of autonomy at 4 months was assessed using the ADL scale. Results: The median score on the ADL scale at 4 months was 3 (interquartile range, 5). Half of the population was unable to recover their prefracture autonomy levels. The following were found to be risk factors: increasing age (B=.02, P
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