Rehabilitation of elderly patients in the community following surgery for hip fracture - utilization of personal and health care services.

Abstract

During the rehabilitation period in the community there was an increase in non-rehabilitative services-medical and personal.

Morbidity and functional data could predict the increase in use at time of discharge from hospital.

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Subjects

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Services
Hip Fractures
Home Nursing
Hospitalization
House Calls
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Questionnaires
Residence Characteristics
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors

Authors

Publication date

2012-04-03

Journal

Disability and rehabilitation
Disabil Rehabil (1464-5165)

Journal topics

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Disability and rehabilitation

Department of Family Medicine, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. eilat_s [at] netvision.net.il

Release reference

Disabil Rehabil. 2012 ;34(10):811-6