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Fractures related to falls in older patients attending an emergency department
Author(s) -
Gonski Peter,
Ye Xuan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12020
Subject(s) - emergency department , citation , medicine , family medicine , library science , gerontology , nursing , computer science
All patients who had sustained occult fractures reported a decrease in quality of life compared to only 42% of patients in the non-fracture group. Common complications reported by patients or their carers included persistent pain, decreased mobility, depression, anxiety, fatigue, social isolation, prolonged hospital stay, recurrent falls and cognitive decline. Sixty per cent of the occult fracture group experienced increased reliance on walking aids compared to only 18% of the non-fracture group.