Emotional support levels can predict physical functioning and health related quality of life among elderly Taiwanese with hip fractures

There has been increasing interest in the role emotional support plays on recovery and the perceptions of health. However, the vast majority of studies have been based on data from Western nations. Little is known about hip-fractured elders in Asian countries. This study has examined the influences...

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Published in:Osteoporosis international 2006-04, Vol.17 (4), p.501-506
Main Authors: SHYU, Y.-I. L, TANG, W.-R, TSAI, W.-C, LIANG, J, CHEN, M.-C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Fractures
Health Status
Hip Fractures - rehabilitation
Hip joint
Hospitals
Humans
Influence
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Male
Medical sciences
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease
Perceptions
Public health
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Social Support
Taiwan
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:There has been increasing interest in the role emotional support plays on recovery and the perceptions of health. However, the vast majority of studies have been based on data from Western nations. Little is known about hip-fractured elders in Asian countries. This study has examined the influences of emotional support on functional recovery, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among elderly patients in Taiwan. Data were gathered from 126 hip fractured elders, in a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. Eleven items from the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) Social Support Survey were administered, in order to measure emotional support at 1 month after discharge. The Chinese Barthel Index (CBI), Lawton and Brody's instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scale, and MOS Short Form-36 Taiwan version were administered at the end of months 1, 3, and 6 after discharge. After controlling for covariates, greater levels of emotional support predicted a better recovery of the activities of daily living (ADL) (beta=0.23, P=0.04) and IADL (beta=0.03, P=0.03), and better HRQoL in seven of eight dimensions (P ranged from
ISSN:0937-941X
1433-2965
DOI:10.1007/s00198-005-0020-y