Exploring older adults' experiences of daily mobility over the first 6 months after hip fracture: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this qualitative study, we explored older adults' experiences of daily mobility after hip fracture, both early and again 6 months postsurgery.

Design

Individual semistructured interviews exploring the participants' experiences at two timepoints: shortly after hospital discharge and 6 months postsurgery. The analyses were performed using systematic text condensation involving the following steps: obtaining an overall impression/identifying themes, identifying meaning units, condensation and synthesising into descriptions and concepts.

Setting

Recruitment at a university hospital in Norway. 21 interviews were conducted in participants' homes and 7 at a rehabilitation institution, between September 2022 and December 2023.

Participants

We included comm

SUBMITTER: Engdal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410607 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature