title: Factors Influencing Performance-Oriented Mobility After Hip Fracture.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the patient- and fracture-related determinants that influence performance-oriented mobility in hip fracture patients as measured by the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) score.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was conducted. Patients aged 65 or older (n = 186) were prospectively recruited. Patients were assessed for mobility (Tinetti POMA), level of independence (Modified Barthel Index), emotional distress (Goldberg General Health Questionnaire), comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index), and Perceived Health (categorical scale).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study revealed that patient age, type of fracture, length of hospital stay, level of emotional distress, and level of independence were significant predictors of performance-oriented mobility. When combined, these factors explained 44.3% of the variance in performance-oriented mobility (r(2) = .443; r(2) adjusted = .414; F = 15.46; p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients who are older, spend more days in hospital, have worse pre-fracture independence level or higher emotional distress levels at discharge, and sustain subtrochanteric or intertrochanteric fractures seem to have poorer performance-oriented mobility after hip fracture.
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Spain lydia@ugr.es.
authors: Lydia M
authors: LM
authors: Martín-Martín
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Arroyo-Morales
authors: Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, Spain.
authors: José Juan
authors: JJ
authors: Sánchez-Cruz
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
authors: Gerald
authors: G
authors: Valenza-Demet
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Spain.
authors: Marie Carmen
authors: MC
authors: Valenza
authors: CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain.
authors: José Juan
authors: JJ
authors: Jiménez-Moleón
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: function; hip fracture; performance-oriented mobility