Quality of life after hip fracture: a 12-month prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hip fracture is an important and frequent health problem worldwide. To date, there are still limited studies focused on the analysis of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after a hip fracture in the Spanish population, especially with long-term follow-up.

Objective

To determine the HRQOL at 12 months after hip fracture and to identify potential factors associated with HRQOL.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Setting

Traumatology units of two university hospitals in province Cáceres (Spain).

Participants

A total of 224 patients were admitted to the unit and required immediate surgery due to a hip fracture.

Methods

HRQOL was measured with the EuroQol-5D questionnaire (EQ-5D) and the SF-12 Health Survey.

Results

Scores fro

SUBMITTER: Amarilla-Donoso FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304420 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature