Depression following fracture in women: A study of age-matched cohorts

Abstract

Objectives: High levels of disability, functional impairment and mortality are independently associated with fracture and depression, however the relationship between fracture and depression is uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate whether fracture is associated with subsequent depressive symptoms in a population-based sample of women. Design: A study of age-matched fracture versus non-fracture cohorts of women. Setting: Barwon Statistical Division, southeastern Australia. Participants: Two samples of women aged ≥35 years were drawn from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS). The fracture cohort included women with incident fracture identified from radiology reports and the non-..