Open AccessImpact of Social Distancing on Geriatric Hip Fractures Among Jordanian Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Fadi AlRousan,
Abdullah Alkhawaldah,
Razi Altarawneh,
Ala Qudah,
Ahmad Almigdad
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
materia socio-medica/materia socio medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-597X
pISSN - 1512-7680
DOI - 10.5455/msm.2022.33.37-39
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , incidence (geometry) , social distance , hip fracture , geriatric trauma , population , observational study , geriatrics , health care , covid-19 , emergency medicine , osteoporosis , disease , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , psychiatry , injury severity score , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , economics , optics , economic growth
There were serious concerns about delivering the care and support to the elderly population in Jordan during the full lockdown period. In turn, this raised concerns about how this group of population will care for themselves and if this change in the situation will increase the risk of falls and related geriatric hip fractures. Hip fractures are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population. Jordan has been affected by the coronavirus disease, COVID-19; pandemic like other parts of the world. The Jordanian authorities acted early to prevent the infection from spread, and lockdown along with social distancing measures were implemented early and enforced. Even though these measures successfully slowed the spread of the virus, some concerns were raised about the delivery of care by the family and caregivers to Jordanian geriatric population.