Current Care and Barriers to Optimal Care of People With Hip Fracture: A Survey of Hospitals in New South Wales, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fragility hip fractures are a common and often devastating event, and a shared care approach between orthopaedics and geriatrics can improve patient, health service and quality of care outcomes. The aim of this cross-sectional survey, administered to all hospitals caring for patients with acute hip fracture, in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, was to establish current models of care (e.g. shared care or other), and barriers and facilitators of best care.

Methods

A combination of quantitative and free-text data was collected. In total, 30/36 (83%) hospitals responded, with representation from all 15 state local health districts.

Results

Overall, 21/30 had a formal orthopedic surgery/geriatric medicine shared care model; orthopaedic surgery admission with ro

SUBMITTER: Ni Chroinin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926827 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature