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ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2017

Optimising care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia following hip fracture.

Nigel Gill, Simon Hammond, Jane Cross, Toby Smith, Nigel Lambert, Chris Fox

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Article in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Dementia is a surrogate for frailty in hip fracture mortality prediction.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nigel GillNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
Simon HammondNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
Jane CrossSchool of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK.
Toby SmithSchool of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, UK.
Nigel LambertNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
Chris FoxNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, NR4 7TJ, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. chris.fox@uea.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global shift in demographics towards aging populations is leading to a commensurate increase in age-related disease and frailty. It is essential to optimise health services to meet current needs and prepare for anticipated future demands. This paper explores issues impacting on people living with cognitive impairment and/or dementia who experience a hip fracture and are cared for in acute settings. This is important given the high mortality and morbidity associated with this population. Given the current insufficiency of clear evidence on optimum rehabilitation of this patient group, this paper explored three key themes namely: recognition of cognitive impairment, response by way of training and education of staff to optimise care for this patient group and review of the importance of outcomes measures. Whilst there is currently insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about the optimal ways of caring for patients living with dementia following hip fracture, this paper concludes that future research should improve understanding of healthcare staff education to improve the outcomes for this important group of patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCognition DisordersComorbidityCritical CareDementiaFemaleHip FracturesHumansLength of StayMalePrevalenceQuality ImprovementRisk FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeAcute careDeliriumHealthcare systemLength of stayRehabilitation

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PMID28364260
PMCPMC5408034

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