Journal article
Factors associated with the course of health-related quality of life after a hip fracture
S Moerman, AJH Vochteloo, WE Tuinebreijer, AB Maier, NMC Mathijssen, RGHH Nelissen
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | SPRINGER | Published : 2016
Abstract
Introduction: The number of hip fracture patients is expected to grow the forthcoming decades. Knowledge of the impact of the fracture on the lives of elderly could help us target our care. The aim of the study is to describe HRQoL (Health-Related Quality of Life) after a hip fracture and to identify factors associated with the course of HRQoL in the first postoperative year. Materials and methods: 335 surgically treated hip fracture patients (mean age 79.4 years, SD 10.7, 68 % female) were included in a prospective observational cohort. HRQoL was measured with the SF-12 Health Survey, composed of the Physical and a Mental Component Summary Score (PCS, MCS), at admission (baseline) and at 3 ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The department of orthopaedic surgery and the orthopaedic research foundation in Reinier de Graaf Hospital receive grants from Zimmer Biomet. Each author certifies that he or she and members, or a member of his/her immediate family, have no commercial associations (e.g., consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose as a conflict of interest in connection with the content of the submitted article.