Open AccessA Rehabilitation-Based Multidisciplinary Care Model Reduces Hip Fracture Mortality in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Chiung Fang Huang,
PoJung Pan,
Yi Hung Chiang,
Shung Haur Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s331136
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , rehabilitation , medicine , hip fracture , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , osteoporosis , social science , sociology , endocrinology
In older adults, the one-year mortality rate after experiencing a hip fracture ranges between 8% and 36%. The purpose of this study was to look at the efficacy of rehabilitation-based multidisciplinary care for older individuals who had hip fractures.