COMORBIDITY IMPACT ON SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AFTER HIP FRACTURE: THE ROLE OF REHABILITATION

Autor: Natasa Radosavljevic, Dejan Nikolic, Milica Lazovic, Marija Hrkovic, Olivera Ilic-Stojanovic
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 213-216 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1413-7852
DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220162404156874
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the impact of rehabilitation treatment on social functioning in elderly patients after hip fracture during a rehabilitation program. Methods: This study included 203 patients with hip fracture. Four groups were analyzed on rehabilitation: Group 1, at admission, Group 2, at discharge, Group 3, three months after discharge and Group 4, six months after discharge. The analyzed parameters included: musculoskeletal, neurological and cognitive impairments. Impairment severity was graded by cumulative index rating scale for geriatrics (CIRS-G). Evaluation of social functioning was completed by social functioning component (SFC) from quality of life (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: There was a significant improvement in SF-36 SFC values for observed impairments from admission to six months after discharge for each severity degree (p
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