Functionality after hip surgery: correlation between balance, age, independence, and depression among the elderly
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https://doi.org/10.5935/0104-7795.20120007Keywords:
Accidental Falls, Postural Balance, Femoral Fractures, Hip Fractures, AgedAbstract
Objective: To determine correlations between age and balance, independence, and depression among the elderly who suffered hip fractures following a fall. Method: The consecutive sample included elderly who had suffered hip fractures within the past 24 months. We evaluated 14 elderly patients (12 women and two men); with an average age of 78 ± 6.9 years old. A questionnaire was applied to obtain general data, Timed Up and Go (TUG test), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Geriatric Depression Scale - Short form (GDS-S), Barthel Index (BI), and Waist-hip ratio (WHR). We used the one-way ANOVA, t-test, and Pearson correlation tests with a significance levels of 5%. Results: Mean tests: BBS (35.38 ± 33.06), the TUG test (28.40 ± 10.59), the pre-fall GDS-S 6.33 ± 1.52, the post-fall GDS-S 7.66 ± 1.52, and the WHR 1.05 ± 0.35 for men and 0.92 ± 0.12 for women. The Barthel Index pre-fall was 16.20 ± 5.4 and the Barthel Index post-fall was 15.12 ± 6.78. The greater the age, the longer the stay, but there was no correlation between age and function. There was a negative correlation between age and balance, but age was not related to the level of depression. Conclusion: A positive correlation was found between age and length of stay and a negative correlation was found between age and balance. There was a decrease in the BBS, and an increase in the length of the TUG test and WHR.
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