Satisfaction and quality of dying with nonoperative end-of-life care for hospitalized and non-hospitalized frail older patients with (suspected) hip fractures: a combined cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

 For frail institutionalized hip fracture patients who opt for nonoperative management (NOM), the additional treatment benefits of hospital admission and in-hospital diagnostics are not well evaluated. We aimed to describe and compare treatment satisfaction and quality of dying for patients who refrained from hospitalization after a hip fracture and patients who were treated nonoperatively after a short period of hospitalization.

Methods

Both cohorts included very frail institutionalized hip fracture patients. The first group directly started supportive care in their own nursing home after a suspected hip fracture. The second opted for NOM during shared decision-making after admission and diagnostics at the hospital. Primary outcomes were treatment sat

SUBMITTER: Zeelenberg ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature