کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1904054 1534467 2009 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Outcomes for older adults in an inpatient rehabilitation facility following hip fracture (HF) surgery
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Outcomes for older adults in an inpatient rehabilitation facility following hip fracture (HF) surgery
چکیده انگلیسی

The purpose of the study was to evaluate patient and system outcomes regarding older community-residing adults who participated in a rehabilitation program following HF surgery. The health care professionals on the rehabilitation unit in this feasibility study had never cared for such patients who were so frail, with multiple co-morbidities including cognitive impairment (CI). After an innovative model of care was developed and the staff trained in the novel approach to care, the unit opened for all patients living within the community who had fractured their hip, regardless of their CI. Of the 31 elderly patients consecutively admitted post-HF in this retrospective study, 18 were found to have CI postoperatively as determined by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≤23. There were no differences in length of stay (LOS), rehabilitation efficiency, and motor FIM gain scores between the two groups of patients. This feasibility retrospective study suggests that staff can learn how to care for patients with CI in rehabilitation settings, and that such clients can achieve outcomes comparable to those without CI in a setting dedicated to caring for patients with a HF.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics - Volume 49, Issue 1, July–August 2009, Pages e23–e31
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