ArticleAge and ageing2019
Everyday life after a hip fracture: what community-living older adults perceive as most beneficial for their recovery.
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- Hip fracture has profound psychosocial impacts: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Age and ageing · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with concerns about falling and activity restriction in older adults after hip fracture: a mixed-methods systematic review.European geriatric medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient geriatric rehabilitation or hospitalisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- A community-based rehabilitation package following hip fracture: FEMuR III a multi-centre RCT, economic and process evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Trial
- Older adults' perspectives on rehabilitation and recovery one year after a hip fracture - a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Trial
- Goals and expectations of older persons recovering from a hip fracture during geriatric rehabilitation: a qualitative study.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
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- Home-based geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient rehabilitation: a redesign and feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of household characteristics on patient outcomes post hip fracture: a Welsh nationwide observational cohort study.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- The process of social death in patients with hip fracture.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Community-Based Interventions for Promoting Active Aging: A Systematic Review of the Roles of Technology.Innovation in aging · 2024Review
- Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Post-discharge light physical activity indicates recovery in acutely hospitalized older adults - the Hospital-ADL study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Observational
- The quality of geriatric rehabilitation from the patients' perspective: a scoping review.Age and ageing · 2023Article
- Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) for Older Adults After a Hip Fracture: A Pilot Study.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2023Article
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- Development and validation of a self-care scale for older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery: the HFS-SC.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Experiences of frail older cardiac patients with a nurse-coordinated transitional care intervention - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- I've got to be independent': views of older people on recovery following road traffic injury in New South Wales, Australia.BMC public health · 2020Observational
- The physical impact of long bone fractures on adults in KwaZulu-Natal.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveto gain insight into what older adults after hip fracture perceive as most beneficial to their recovery to everyday life.
designqualitative research approach.
settingsix skilled nursing facilities.
participants19 older community dwelling older adults (aged 65-94), who had recently received geriatric rehabilitation after hip fracture.
methodssemi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 older adults after hip fracture. Coding techniques based on constructivist grounded theory were applied.
resultsfour categories were derived from the data: 'restrictions for everyday life', 'recovery process', 'resources for recovery' and 'performing everyday activities'. Physical and psychological restrictions are consequences of hip fracture that older adults have struggled to address during recovery. Three different resources were found to be beneficial for recovery; 'supporting and coaching', 'myself' and 'technological support'. These resources influenced the recovery process. Having successful experiences during recovery led to doing everyday activities in the same manner as before; unsuccessful experiences led to ceasing certain activities altogether.
conclusionparticipants highlight their own role ('myself') as essential for recovery. Additionally, coaching provides emotional support, which boosts self-confidence in performing everyday activities. Furthermore, technology can encourage older adults to become more active and being engaged in the recovery process. The findings suggest that more attention should be paid to follow-up interventions after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation to support older adults in finding new routines in their everyday activities.A conceptual model is presented and provides an understanding of the participants' experiences and perspectives concerning their process of recovery after hip fracture to everyday life.
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