Functional Status in Older Persons After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Longitudinal Study of Indonesian Patients

Conclusions/Implications for Practice The findings of this study support the effectiveness of using presurgery assessments to identify individuals at a higher postdischarge risk of having poor PADL and IADL outcomes. Home nursing or subacute rehabilitation is recommended to improve and maintain functional status in older persons after hip fracture surgery. In addition, interventions and rehabilitation should take into consideration different recovery periods for PADL and IADL after hospital discharge after hip fracture surgery.
Source: Journal of Nursing Research - Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research