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SynthesisAge and ageing2024

Hip fracture has profound psychosocial impacts: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Nicholas F Taylor, Made U Rimayanti, Casey L Peiris, David A Snowdon, Katherine E Harding, Adam I Semciw, Paul D O'Halloran, Elizabeth Wintle, Scott Williams, Nora Shields

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Synthesis in Age and ageing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Psychosocial Factors Are Rarely the Focus of Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture: A Short Report of Routinely Collected Health Data.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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  16. A Modeling Study for Hip Fracture Rates in Romania.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Nicholas F TaylorAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Made U RimayantiAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Casey L PeirisAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
David A SnowdonAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Katherine E HardingAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Adam I SemciwAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Paul D O'HalloranSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Elizabeth WintleAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Scott WilliamsAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Nora ShieldsOlga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHip fracture is a common and serious traumatic injury for older adults characterised by poor outcomes.

objectiveThis systematic review aimed to synthesise qualitative evidence about the psychosocial impact of hip fracture on the people who sustain these injuries.

methodsFive databases were searched for qualitative studies reporting on the psychosocial impact of hip fracture, supplemented by reference list checking and citation tracking. Data were synthesised inductively and confidence in findings reported using the Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research approach, taking account of methodological quality, coherence, relevance and adequacy.

resultsFifty-seven studies were included. Data were collected during the peri-operative period to >12 months post fracture from 919 participants with hip fracture (median age > 70 years in all but 3 studies), 130 carers and 297 clinicians. Hip fracture is a life altering event characterised by a sense of loss, prolonged negative emotions and fear of the future, exacerbated by negative attitudes of family, friends and clinicians. For some people after hip fracture there is, with time, acceptance of a new reality of not being able to do all the things they used to do. There was moderate to high confidence in these findings.

conclusionsHip fracture is a life altering event. Many people experience profound and prolonged psychosocial distress following a hip fracture, within a context of negative societal attitudes. Assessment and management of psychosocial distress during rehabilitation may improve outcomes for people after hip fracture.

Indexed as

Hip FracturesQualitative ResearchAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleQuality of Lifehip fractureolder peoplepsychosocialqualitative analysissystematic reviewtrauma

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PMID39238124
PMCPMC11377188

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