Open AccessThe Pronounced Impact of Hip Fractures on Psychosocial Well-being
Author(s) -
Jay Swayambunathan,
Abhijit Dasgupta,
Timothy Bhattacharyya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.343
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1095-8762
pISSN - 1067-151X
DOI - 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00530
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , hip fracture , physical therapy , cohort , cohort study , prospective cohort study , logistic regression , activities of daily living , gerontology , surgery , osteoporosis , psychiatry
There are little data on the psychosocial well-being of hip fracture patients. Previous studies lacked a control group to isolate the impact of hip fractures from general aging. We sought to overcome these limitations and quantify the impact of hip fractures on psychosocial well-being.