TY - JOUR
AU1 - Prommik, Pärt
AU2 - Kolk, Helgi
AU3 - Maiväli, Ülo
AU4 - Pääsuke, Mati
AU5 - Märtson, Aare
AB - Key summary pointsAimTo describe post-acute care (PAC) after index hip fracture (HF) in Estonia and compare it between patients with and without a diagnosis of dementia.FindingsPAC of HF patients varied from extensive to no care: 8.7% received combined inpatient, outpatient, and community care; 59% received hospital care with the distribution of length of stay as 14% <2 weeks, 33% 2-4 weeks, 13% >6 weeks; 4% received outpatient and community care solely or in combination; 28% received no PAC. Physical therapy (PT) was available for 56% of patients, and 35% of those with dementia.MessageThe varying PAC and the limited and unequal provision of PT show an urgent need to standardise rehabilitation after index HF in Estonia.
TI - High variability in hip fracture post-acute care and dementia patients having worse chances of receiving rehabilitation: an analysis of population-based data from Estonia
JF - European Geriatric Medicine
DO - 10.1007/s41999-020-00348-5
DA - 2020-08-20
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/high-variability-in-hip-fracture-post-acute-care-and-dementia-patients-gZsCb4peB5
SP - 581
EP - 601
VL - 11
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -