The Quality of Life, Patient Satisfaction and Rehabilitation in Patients With a Low Energy Fracture-Part III of an Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Due to the aging population the incidence of Low Energy Fractures (LEF) increases. LEF have high mortality and morbidity rates and often cause elderly to lose independence. Patient-reported outcomes, such as Quality of Life (QoL) and patient satisfaction (PS) are needed to evaluate treatment, estimate cost-benefit analyses, and to improve clinical decision-making and patient-centered care.

Objective

The primary goal was to evaluate QoL and PS in patients with LEF, and to compare QoL scores to the community dwelling population. Second, we observed the amount and type of physiotherapy (PT) sessions the patients conducted.

Methods

A single-center cohort study was conducted in Switzerland. Patients between 50 and 85 years, who were treated in the hospital for

SUBMITTER: van der Vet PCR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642119 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature