Functional outcome and quality of life following hip fracture in elderly women: a prospective controlled study
- 7 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Osteoporosis International
- Vol. 15 (2), 87-94
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-003-1515-z
Abstract
The aim of this prospective study was to document the functional outcome and quality of life (QoL) over 1 year following hip fracture in elderly women. A total of 159 unselected elderly women with a first hip fracture were matched for age and residence with an equal number of control women. Functional status was measured by completing a Rapid Disability Rating Scale version 2 (RDRS-2) questionnaire [score ranging from 0 (best) to 54 (worse)], before hospital discharge and 12 months later. To examine longitudinal change in health-related QoL, fracture subjects and controls completed the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. For the 134 women still alive at 1 year, the mean RDRS-2 score before hospital discharge was 16.2 (95% CI: 15.0–18.0) and 3.5 (2.6–4.3) in patients and controls, respectively (P PPPPPP=0.03), but remained unchanged in the control group (P=0.23). Overall, the results of this study indicate that women who sustain a hip fracture continue to suffer from substantial functional impairment and loss in QoL at 1 year, despite a significant recovery during this 12-month period. Function upon hospital discharge is the strongest predictor of functional status 1 year later. Assessing QoL in hip fracture women through self-administered questionnaires is subject to considerable bias due to non-response.Keywords
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