Survival and functional outcomes after hip fracture among nursing home residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known regarding outcomes after hip fracture among long-term nursing home residents.

Objective

To describe patterns and predictors of mortality and functional decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) among nursing home residents after hip fracture.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study of 60,111 Medicare beneficiaries residing in nursing homes who were hospitalized with hip fractures between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2009.

Main outcomes and measures

Data sources included Medicare claims and the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set. Main outcomes included death from any cause at 180 days after fracture and a composite outcome of death or new total dependence in locomotion at the latest available assessment within 180 days

SUBMITTER: Neuman MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4122620 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature