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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Predictors of a Change and Correlation in Activities of Daily Living after Hip Fracture in Elderly Patients in a Community Hospital in Poland: A Six-Month Prospective Cohort Study.

Maria Ganczak, Krzysztof Chrobrowski, Marcin Korzeń

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria GanczakDepartment of Epidemiology and Management, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Zolnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland. mganczak@pum.edu.pl.
Krzysztof ChrobrowskiOrthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Ward, Multidisciplinary District Hospital, Dekerta 1, 66-400 Gorzów Wlkp, Poland. krzysztofchrobrowski@me.com.
Marcin KorzeńDepartment of Methods of Artificial Intelligence and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Zolnierska 46, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland. mkorzen@wi.zut.edu.pl.ORCID 0000-0002-1306-7146
Pomeranian Medical University · PLWest Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe consequences of hip fractures (HFs) in elderly persons include a deterioration in functional capacity to perform activities that enable independent living. Since prior research into this issue in Central Europe is rather scant, this study sought to assess the change in activities and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/IADL) after HF surgery among Polish patients, to study predictors of regaining pre-fracture functional status three and six months later, and to evaluate the correlation between ADL and IADL limitations over time.

methodsA prospective study was conducted between 2011 and 2013 in a tertiary hospital in Western Poland. ADL/IADL were evaluated using the Katz index and Lawton scale, respectively.

resultsAbout half (50.8%) of 120 patients (mean age 80.1 ± SD 7.59) had cognitive impairment (CI). Patients with CI were older (

conclusionsImpairment in functional performance is common after HF surgery. ADL and IADL were strongly correlated in these patients, with this increasing over time. Functional outcomes after HF were more dependent on patient characteristics than treatment-related factors. Therefore, more emphasis should be directed towards the pre-fracture period and, in particular, maintaining cognitive function and preserving functional capacity in older persons at high risk of HF.

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Activities of Daily LivingHospitals, CommunityAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentHip FracturesHumansMalePolandProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionWalkingADLelderly patientship fractureIADLrecovery of functionrisk factorssurgery

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PMCPMC5800194
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