This database contains 6 studies, archived under the term: "fracture"
Effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team on functional outcome, mortality, institutionalization, and readmission rate in older adults with hip fracture: A controlled trial
Deschodt, Mieke,
Braes, Tom,
Broos, Paul,
Sermon, An,
Boonen, Steven,
Flamaing, Johan,
Milisen, Koen
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team (IGCT) on end points of interest in people with hip fracture: length of stay, functional status, mortality, new nursing home admission, and hospital readmission. Design: Controlled trial based on assignment by convenience. Setting: Trauma ward in a university hospital. Participants: One hundred seventy-one people […]
The effect of a pre- and post-operative orthogeriatric service on cognitive function in patients with hip fracture. The protocol of the Oslo Orthogeriatrics Trial
Wyller, Torgeir Bruun,
Watne, Leiv Otto,
Torbergsen, Anne,
Engedal, Knut,
Frihagen, Frede,
Juliebø, Vibeke,
Saltvedt, Ingvild,
Skovlund, Eva,
Ræder, Johan,
Conroy, Simon
Background: Hip fractures mainly affect older people. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and in particular a high frequency of delirium. Incident delirium following hip fracture is associated with an increased risk of dementia in the following months, but it is still not firmly established whether this is an association or a causal […]
Mild to moderate cognitive impairment is a major risk factor for mortality and nursing home admission in the first year after hip fracture
Schaller, F.,
Sidelnikov, E.,
Theiler, R.,
Egli, A.,
Staehelin, H. B.,
Dick, W.,
Dawson-Hughes, B.,
Grob, D.,
Platz, A.,
Can, U.,
Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A.
Background: It is not well established if and to what extent mild to moderate cognitive impairment predicts mortality and risk of nursing home admission after hip fracture.; Objective: To investigate prospectively whether and to what extent mild to moderate cognitive impairment, contributes to mortality and admission to nursing home in the first year after acute […]
An inpatient rehabilitation model of care targeting patients with cognitive impairment
McGilton, Katherine S.,
Davis, Aileen,
Mahomed, Nizar,
Flannery, John,
Jaglal, Susan,
Cott, Cheryl,
Naglie, Gary,
Rochon, Elizabeth
Background: The course and outcomes of hip fracture patients are often complicated by the presence of dementia and delirium, referred to as cognitive impairment (CI), which limits access to in-patient rehabilitation. In response to this concern, members of our team developed and piloted an in-patient rehabilitation model of care (Patient-Centred Rehabilitation Model; PCRM) targeting patients […]
Two-year effects of an interdisciplinary intervention on recovery following hip fracture in older Taiwanese with cognitive impairment
Shyu, Yea-Ing L.,
Tsai, Wen-Che,
Chen, Min-Chi,
Liang, Jersey,
Cheng, Huey-Shinn,
Wu, Chi-Chuan,
Su, Juin-Yih,
Chou, Shih-Wei
Objective: This article aims to evaluate the long-term effects of an interdisciplinary intervention program on cognitively impaired older persons after hip fracture in Taiwan.; Methods: Of 160 subjects randomly assigned to control (n = 81) and intervention (n = 79) groups, 24 (29.6%) and 27 (34.2%) were cognitively impaired in the control and intervention groups, […]