Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Association with Fear of Falling After Hip Fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether fall-related hip fracture, alone or in the presence of Fear of Falling, is likely to induce PTSD in an elderly population.

Design

A longitudinal prospective study of patients admitted for hip fracture.

Setting

Eight St. Louis, Missouri, area hospitals.

Participants

Individuals aged 60 and older admitted for surgical hip fracture repair after a fall (N = 456).

Measurements

Rates of partial and full posttraumatic stress disorder (pPTSD and fPTSD) were compared with rates of FoF. PTSD and FoF were assessed 4 and 12 weeks after surgery. Baseline characteristics including depression, stress, pain, cognitive functioning, and anesthesia type were also analyzed as potential predictors of PTSD symptoms 12 weeks after surgery.

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SUBMITTER: Kornfield SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478442 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature