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Effect of vertebral fractures on function, quality of life and hospitalisation
— the AGES-Reykjavik study | | Author(s) | Kristin Siggeirsdottir, Thor Aspelund, Brynjolfur Y Jonsson |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 41, no 3, May 2012 |
| Pages | pp 351-357 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Fractures ; Osteoporosis ; Quality of life ; Mobility ; Ill health ; In-patients ; At risk ; Iceland. |
| Annotation | Understanding the determinants of health burden after a fracture in ageing populations is important. The present study aimed to assess the effect of clinical vertebral and other osteoporotic fractures on function and the subsequent risk of hospitalisation. 5,764 men and women with a mean age of 77 years from the AGES (Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility) Reykjavik study were examined between 2002 and 2006 and followed up for 5.4 years. Four groups with a verified fracture status were used: vertebral fractures, other osteoporotic fractures excluding vertebral, non-osteoporotic fractures and no fractures. All were compared and analysed for the effect on mobility, strength, Quality of Life (QoL), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), co-morbidity and hospitalisation. Worst performance on functional tests was in the vertebral fracture group for women and the other osteoporotic fractures group for men. Both vertebral and other osteoporotic fractures showed an increased risk of hospitalisation. Individuals with vertebral fractures had 50% longer hospitalisation than those with no fracture and 33% longer than the other osteoporotic fractures group. The study concludes that individuals with a history of clinical vertebral fracture seem to carry the greatest health burden compared with other fracture groups. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120511006 A |
| Classmark | CUF: CLO: F:59: C4: CH: LF7: CA3: 76R |
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