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

To analyze the impact of rehabilitation treatment on social functioning in elderly patients after hip fracture during a rehabilitation program. This study included 203 patients with hip fracture. Four groups were analyzed on rehabilitation: Group 1, at admission, Group 2, at discharge, Group 3, thre...

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Published in:Acta ortopedica brasileira 2016-08, Vol.24 (4), p.213-216
Main Authors: Radosavljevic, Natasa, Nikolic, Dejan, Lazovic, Milica, Hrkovic, Marija, Ilic-Stojanovic, Olivera
Format: Article
Language:English
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Elderly
Follow-up studies
Hip fracture
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ORTHOPEDICS
Rehabilitation
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Summary:To analyze the impact of rehabilitation treatment on social functioning in elderly patients after hip fracture during a rehabilitation program. 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. 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
ISSN:1413-7852
1809-4406
1413-7852
1809-4406
DOI:10.1590/1413-785220162404156874