Impact of household characteristics on patient outcomes post hip fracture: a Welsh nationwide observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Hip fracture is common in older people and has significant health and care implications. This study aimed to examine the impact of household characteristics (living alone or living with someone who is themselves ill) on adverse outcomes following hip fracture. A cohort study of hip fracture patients aged ≥ 50 years living alone or with one co-resident using Welsh nationwide data between January 2013 and December 2018. Outcomes were emergency hospital admission within 30 days and care-home admission and mortality within one year of hospital discharge. Analysis used cause-specific Cox proportional hazards models to examine associations with living alone and with co-resident chronic disease status. Of the 12,089 hip fracture patients discharged, 56.0% lived alone. Compared to hip fracture pat

SUBMITTER: MacRae C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature