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ArticleBMC geriatrics2024

Informal care after hip fracture: prospective cohort.

Jonas Ammundsen Ipsen, Bjarke Viberg, Lars T Pedersen, Eva Draborg, Inge Hansen Bruun

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  3. Temporal trends in socioeconomic inequalities and risk of infection after hip fracture surgery: a nationwide cohort study, 2010-2021.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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Jonas Ammundsen IpsenDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark. jonas.ammundsen.ipsen@rsyd.dk.
Bjarke VibergDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark.
Lars T PedersenDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark.
Eva DraborgDepartment of Public Health, DaCHE - Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Inge Hansen BruunDepartment of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark.

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Novo Nordisk Foundation NNF21OC0068702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHip fracture is very common and it has life-shattering consequences for older persons. After discharge the older persons need help with even basic everyday activities from formal and informal caregivers. In Scandinavia formal care are well-developed however the presence of informal caregivers likely reflect on the amount of formal care and wears on the informal caregivers. This study explore how often and how much informal care (IC) older persons receive after hip fracture.

methodWe contacted 244 community-dwelling older persons every two weeks the first twelve weeks after discharge after hip fracture and asked them if they received care from family and/or friends and how much. We used non-parametric statistics and level of significance was 95%.

resultsThe proportion of older persons receiving IC was 90% and the median amount of IC was 32 hours (IQR 14-66). The number of older persons who received IC was highest the first four weeks after discharge and so was the amount of hours of IC. The older persons that were high-dependence on IC received a median of 66 (IQR 46-107) hours compared to the low-dependent of 11 hours (IQR 2-20).

conclusionIC is very frequent, especially the first two to four weeks after discharge. The median IC was 32 hours from discharge to the 12-week follow-up. However, this figure tended to rise for persons with, among other, reduced functionality and those residing with a partner. IMPLICATIONS: With respect to local differences, the findings in this study are likely applicable to other Scandinavian countries. We strongly suggest that the variation in older person need for informal caregiver be given consideration in the prioritisation of resources.

trial registrationThis prospective cohort study of informal care, was part of a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge clinical controlled trial. Written consent was obtained required by regional ethics committee S-20200070. Data was collected in accordance with the Danish Data Protection Agency (20-21854).

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CaregiversHip FracturesAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMalePatient CarePatient DischargeProspective StudiesCareHip fractureInformal careProspective

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