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Assessment of Depression and Cognitive Impairment After Hip Fracture
Author(s) -
Billig Nathan,
Ahmed Susan W.,
Kenmore Peter,
Amaral Donna,
Shakhashiri Maha Z.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1986.tb04240.x
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , hip fracture , cognitive impairment , physical therapy , cognition , activities of daily living , gerontology , psychiatry , osteoporosis , economics , macroeconomics
Fifty patients, over 60 years of age, were evaluated for mental status change at the time of hip fracture. Specifically, demographic and historical data were gathered and patients were given an assessment battery to evaluate depression and cognitive impairment during hospitalization for femoral fracture. Prevalence of depression was 28%, and cognitive impairment was present in 40% of the patients evaluated. Pre‐fracture activities of daily living were estimated. These data provide the first systematically accumulated baseline data for patients in the immediate post‐hip fracture period. Patients will be reassessed at three‐month intervals to quantify mental status change and to evaluate its effects on morbidity, mortality, and rehabilitative success. J Am Geriatr Soc 34:499–503, 1986