Deterioration in quality of life following hip fracture : A prospective study

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 460 - 466
• Main Authors: RANDELL, A. G, NGUYEN, T. V, BHALERAO, N, SILVERMAN, S. L, SAMBROOK, P. N, EISMAN, J. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer 01.05.2000; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis; Biological and medical sciences; Case-Control Studies; Disease; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures; Health Status Indicators; Hip Fractures - etiology; Hip Fractures - rehabilitation; Hip joint; Hospitals; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Morbidity; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - complications; Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trauma; Validity; Sydney New South Wales Australia; Los Angeles California; California; Australia; United States > US; Human; Femoral neck; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Lower limb; Bone disease; Fracture; Trauma; Epidemiology; Hip; Morbidity; Quality of life; Osteoporosis; Follow up study; Complication; Bone; Elderly; Public health

To examine longitudinal change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following hip fracture in elderly subjects, 32 patients with hip fractures and 29 sex-matched non-fracture control subjects (mean +/- SD age 82 +/- 8 and 86 +/- 6 years respectively) were enrolled in a prospective, case-control...