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| Continuity of care and health decline associated with a hip fracture | | Author(s) | Marilyn Cree, Qian Yang, Anne Sclater |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 14, no 3, August 2002 |
| Pages | pp 385-398 |
| Keywords | Fractures ; Health [elderly] ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Pre-fracture and post-fracture information was obtained from 607 residents aged 65+ from the Edmonton area of Alberta, Canada, who had fractured a hip between July 1996 and August 1997. Fracture patients were likely to have been admitted to hospital and have had low continuity of care. Patients making frequent visits to their general practitioner (GP) were at increased risk of both pre-fracture hospital admission and post-fracture health decline. Pre-fracture hospitalisation was less likely for patients with high physical function; and patients of high mental status were less likely to experience post-fracture health decline. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020905218 A |
| Classmark | CUF: CC: L: QLD: QA: 59: 7S |
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