ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2017
Care-related Quality of Life of informal caregivers of the elderly after a hip fracture.
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- Informal care after hip fracture: prospective cohort.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Patient-reported outcomes measure for patients with cleft palate.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Quality of Life and Depression Status of Caregivers of Patients with Femoral Neck or Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures during the First Year after Fracture Treatment.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Factors associated with informal caregiving and its effects on health, work, and social activities of adult informal caregivers in Malaysia: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Family Caregiver Strain and Challenges When Caring for Orthopedic Patients: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Burden of illness of hip fractures in elderly Dutch patients.Archives of osteoporosis · 2020Observational
- The burden of informal caregiving in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia: results from national representative surveys.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundReforms in the Dutch healthcare system in combination with the aging of the population will lead to a strong increase in the demand for informal care in the Netherlands. A hip fracture is one of the most important causes of hospital admissions among frail elderly and informal caregivers experience stress that may have significantly negative impact on the caregivers' Quality of Life. The purpose of the study was to determine the nature, intensity and the care-related Quality of Life (CarerQoL) of informal caregivers of elderly patients in the first six months after a hip fracture. In this cross-sectional study, were interviewed the primary informal caregivers of patients with a hip fracture about the informal care provided after one, three or six months following the injury. The CarerQoL of the informal caregivers was measured with the CarerQoL-7D instrument.
resultsIn total, 123 primary informal caregivers were included. The CarerQoL-7D score was on average 83.7 (SD 15.0) after one, three and six months, and there were no major differences between the measurement time points. The average amount of informal care provided per patient per week was 39.5 during the first six months.Partners of patients with a hip fracture provided significantly more hours of informal care (
conclusionsInformal caregivers, especially partners, are faced with providing care of greater intensity to elderly patients during the first six months after a hip fracture. The CarerQoL was not associated with the intensity of the provided informal care. However, this study shows that a considerable group of informal caregivers for elderly patients with a hip fracture experienced relational, physical and mental health problems that stemmed from providing intensive informal care during the first six months.
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