PMID: 12752879May 20, 2003Paper

Functional status in older women following hip fracture

Journal of Advanced Nursing
Linda Cox CurryGail C Davis

Abstract

Women aged 65 years and over are at high risk for a fractured hip because of osteoporosis. One of the devastating effects of a fracture is the loss of ability to live independently. The major aim of this study was to describe the functional status, or ability to perform activities of daily living, of women aged 65 years and older who had experienced a fractured hip in the recent past and to explore possible differences in selected variables (e.g. age and length of rehabilitation) for those who were fully performing activities of daily living at least 6 months after fracture and those who were not. Following Institutional Review Board approval, data were collected from 23 Caucasian women ranging from 65 to 95 years of age (M = 82, SD = 6.83) who had experienced fractured hips related to a fall in the recent past (6 months to 4 years). All were living independently prior to their fractures. Three Registered Nurses, in a structured interview, collected the data using a Demographic Data Form, an Osteoporosis Risk Factor Checklist, the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scales. Nine of the participants reported prior fractures, suggesting that this could h...Continue Reading

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