[Quality of life in patients with hip bone fractures].
The aim of the study was to evaluate quality of life in patients who received surgical treatment of hip fracture.


METHODS
Fifty patients (mean age: 77,5) including 37 women and 13 men participated in the study. All patients filled in a questionnaire constructed specially for the study. Patients were investigated three times: first time during hospitalization after surgery, second time within one month, and the last time after one year since surgery. Patients were not diagnosed as osteoporotic, before fracture had occurred. The diagnosis of osteoporosis was done on the basis of risk factors analysis and occurrence of low-energy fracture.


RESULTS
Eight percent of patients assesed their economical status as very good before the hip fracture has occurred. There were no such assessments after the hip fracture. Before hip fracture 28% of patients' assessed their economical status as low, after hip fracture there were 50% of low economical status assessments. Twenty two percent of patients need continuous care after one year since hip fracture in comparison to 16% of patients before hip fracture. Twenty eight percent of patients who suffered from hip fracture assessed their health condition as bad, in comparison to 16% of such assessments before hip fracture. Eight percent of patients stated that their quality of life is low, in comparison to 40% of such assessments after one year since hip fracture. All patients declared that pain ailments increased during last year. Mortality rate in investigated group, despite immediate treatment, was 40%. In investigated group 40% of patients died within one year since hip fracture, despite immediate treatment. In group of patients who died within one year 54% assessed their quality of life as low.


CONCLUSIONS
Quality of life assessment is important indicator of overall health condition and treatment efficiency.
Marcinkowska
Michalina
M
Akademia Medyczna w Poznaniu, Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej. zmrw21@amp.edu.pl
Wawrzyniak
Anna
A
Horst-Sikorska
Wanda
W
Burchardt
Wojciech
W
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires