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Health-related quality of life and associated factors after hip fracture. Results from a six-month prospective cohort study.
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- A cost-saving analysis of pharmacologic management in osteoporotic fracture prevention among postmenopausal women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a home-based physical exercise intervention in patients with hip fragility fractures: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- The Association Between Hospital Harms and 1-Year Mortality Following a Hip Fracture in Ontario, Canada: A Cohort Study.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Oral nutritional supplements for older hip fracture patients at nutritional risk (NUTRI-MUSCLES)-a feasibility trial for a two-armed RCT.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
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- The impact of hip fracture on resilience in health-related quality of life: a cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Assessment of Quality of Life in Hip Fracture Patients Before and After Surgery: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tenascin-C promotes bone regeneration via inflammatory macrophages.Cell death and differentiation · 2025Article
- The vulnerability of hip fracture patients with cognitive impairment: an analysis of health conditions, hospital care, and outcomes.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Related factors of postoperative half-year care utilization for health status and recovery in older adults with hip fracture: A retrospective study of Osaka National Health Insurance Data.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Effect of genetically predicted sclerostin on cardiovascular biomarkers, risk factors, and disease outcomes.Nature communications · 2024Article
- "The stay here is, of course, not appropriate for an old person": the perspective of healthcare providers on older patients in the emergency department.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic and Demographic Determinants of Hip Fracture Incidence: A Comprehensive Analysis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Exploring Quality of Life and Mortality in Pertrochanteric Fragility Hip Fractures in Northern Greece: A Single Tertiary Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of Different Volumes of Pericapsular Nerve Group Block on Pain During Spinal Anesthesia Positioning and Postoperative Opioid Requirements in Femoral Fracture Surgeries; Randomized Prospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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- Malnutrition is associated with six-month mortality in older patients admitted to the emergency department with hip fracture.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The Surgical Timing and Prognoses of Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures: A Retrospective Analysis.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Hip fractures are a major public health problem with increasing relevance in aging societies. They are associated with high mortality rates, morbidity, and loss of independence. The aim of the EMAAge study was to determine the impact of hip fractures on patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and to identify potential risk factors for worse outcomes. Methods: EMAAge is a multicenter, prospective cohort study of patients who suffered a hip fracture. Patients or, if necessary, proxies were interviewed after initial treatment and after six months using standardized questionnaires including the EQ-5D-5L instrument, the Oxford Hip Score, the PHQ-4, the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire, and items on patients living situation. Medical data on diagnoses, comorbidities, medications, and hospital care were derived from hospital information systems. Results: A total of 326 patients were included. EQ-5D index values decreased from a mean of 0.70 at baseline to 0.63 at six months. The mean self-rated health on the EQ-VAS decreased from 69.9 to 59.4. Multivariable linear regression models revealed three relevant associated factors with the six-months EQ-5D index: symptoms of depression and anxiety, pre-fracture limitations in activities of daily living, and no referral to a rehabilitation facility had a negative impact. In addition, the six-months EQ-VAS was negatively associated with polypharmacy, living in a facility, and migration background. Conclusions: Hip fractures have a substantial negative impact on patients HRQOL. Our results suggest that there are modifying factors that need further investigation including polypharmacy and migration background. Structured and timely rehabilitation seems to be a protective factor.
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