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Health status and (health-related) quality of life during the recovery of distal radius fractures: a systematic review.
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- The Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Outcomes of Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Pooled it
- Prevalence of posttraumatic arthritis and the association with outcome measures following distal radius fractures in non-osteoporotic patients: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2017Pooled it
- A Randomized Study Evaluating the Effect of Ossein-Hydroxyapatite Complex on the Functional Outcomes of Patients After Conservative Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservative Treatment in Long Term Follow-Up: A Critical Appraisal at 10 Years (Range 10-13 Years) Follow-up Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Predictors of chronic pain and disability in patients treated conservatively after distal radius fracture: a prospective cohort study.International orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Assessment of Patients' Quality of Life during Conservative Treatment after Distal Radius Fracture.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of posttraumatic arthritis following distal radius fractures in non-osteoporotic patients and the association with radiological measurements, clinician and patient-reported outcomes.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2018Article
- Trajectories in quality of life of patients with a fracture of the distal radius or ankle using latent class analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- The course of health status and (health-related) quality of life following fracture of the lower extremity: a 6-month follow-up study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2016Article
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- Cross cultural adaptation of the English version of the IOF-QLQ to Polish, to assess the health-related quality-of-life of patients after a distal radius fracture.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2015Article
- Health-related quality of life in women referred for bone density assessment: relationships with bone mineral density, fracture and co-morbidity.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Quality of life after volar locked plating: a 10-year follow-up study of patients with intra-articular distal radius fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeDistal radius fractures (DRF) cause long-term functional limitations. A subgroup (21.2 %) will never fully recover after DRF. Therefore, it is important to consider the health status (HS) and (health-related) quality of life (HR)QOL of these patients. The aim of this systematic review was to describe (1) the HS and (HR)QOL outcomes following DRF, (2) sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with HS and (HR)QOL, and to (3) evaluate the conceptualization of HS and (HR)QOL in these studies.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted in Pubmed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO (January 1976-July 2012). A criteria list was used to assess the methodological quality of the studies.
resultsTwenty-six studies were included with a mean quality score of 7.7 (SD = 1.7). The majority of studies had a low methodological quality. Twenty-three studies (88.5 %) focused exclusively on HS and only three studies examined (HR)QOL. However, 34.8 % of the outcomes were labeled as (HR)QOL by the authors, while in fact, HS was assessed. Sex, age, educational level, living situation, and radiocarpal arthritis were associated with HS. In general, no differences were found in HS and (HR)QOL when comparing different treatment modalities.
conclusionsThe focus of outcome research in DRF is mainly on HS instead of (HR)QOL. HS instruments were often mislabeled as (HR)QOL instruments. With inconclusive results of mostly low-quality studies, there is a need for high-quality prospective follow-up studies measuring HS and/or (HR)QOL while using the correct terminology.
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