Longitudinal trajectories of functional recovery after hip fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence regarding predictors of functional trajectories after hip fracture. We aimed to identify groups with different trajectories of functional recovery the first year after hip fracture, and to determine predictors for belonging to such groups.

Methods

This longitudinal study combined data from two large randomized controlled trials including patients with hip fracture. Participants were assessed at baseline, four and 12 months. We used the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) as a measure of instrumental ADL (iADL) and Barthel Index for personal ADL (pADL). A growth mixture model was estimated to identify groups of patients following distinct trajectories of functioning. Baseline characteristics potentially predicting group-

SUBMITTER: Dakhil S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057789 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature