The Complex, Multifaceted Relationship Between Cognitive Impairment and Hip Fracture

There is a growing body of literature on the physical, psychological, and functional outcomes of hip fracture. Hip fractures are interesting to researchers as an acute medical event that is common in older adults, with a clear-cut diagnosis and well-defined treatment, but with a wide range of outcomes, from full recovery to death. Hip fractures are thus a model event to help develop our understanding of resilience in older adults.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: INVITED PERSPECTIVE Source Type: research