Effect of frailty on quality of life in elderly patients after hip fracture: a longitudinal study

Objectives The aims of this study were to examine the pattern of changes over time in health status (HS) and quality of life (QoL) in the first year after hip fracture and to quantify the association between frailty at the onset of hip fracture and the change in HS and QoL 1 year later. The major hy...

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Main Authors: Cornelis L P van de Ree, Maud J F Landers, Nena Kruithof, Leonie de Munter, Joris P J Slaets, Taco Gosens, Mariska A C de Jongh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e025941.full