title: Is depression associated with functional recovery after hip fracture in the elderly?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the effects of depression on functional healing and the return to pre-fracture daily activities in elderly patients with a hip fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study comprised 104 elderly patients, who had a unilateral hip fracture between 2009 and 2012. To evaluate daily activities and functional healing of the cases, the study was designed as a prospective comparative study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis results revealed that the change in the mean ADL scores was related to depression at a statistically significant level (p = 0.000).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study results showed that depression had a negative effect on the daily activity level of these cases.
authors.affiliation: Suleyman Demirel University, Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, 32260 Cünür, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: İnci Meltem
authors.initials: İM
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.affiliation: Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 03100 Uydukent, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Suleyman Demirel University, Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 32260 Cünür, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burç
authors.affiliation: Isparta State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 32100 Merkez, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Demir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.affiliation: Suleyman Demirel University, Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 32260 Cünür, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atay
keywords: Depression; Hip fracture; Partial endoprosthesis