Evaluation of quality of life and associated factors in patients with intertrochanteric femoral fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intertrochanteric fracture is a common injury among the elderly, causing fundamental lifestyle derangements, influencing the patients' social and psychological functioning. We aimed to study the quality of life (QoL) and its different parameters in patients with this type of injury.

Materials and methods

In this cross-sectional study, all patients hospitalized with intertrochanteric fracture aged above 50 from 2020 to 2022 at the Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Babol, Iran, were included. Patients were primarily managed surgically and, in exceptional cases non-surgically, were followed up for at least 12 months after receiving treatment. During the follow-up period, patients were dialled and completed a questionnaire to assess the patient's QoL by the 36-item Short Fo

SUBMITTER: Ghasemi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662741 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature