Experiences of Boosting Inpatient Exercise After HipFracture Surgery Using An Alternative Workforce - A Qualitative Study

Experiences of Boosting Inpatient Exercise After HipFracture Surgery Using An Alternative Workforce - A Qualitative Study

Abstract Background Thrice-daily physiotherapy immediately following surgical repair of hip fracture has been shown to be safe and to reduce total hospital length of stay. However, implementing this is challenging with respect to health service funding and staffing. A novel approach may be to utiliz...

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Main Authors: Benny Lau, Marie K. March, Alison R. Harmer, Sarah Caruana, Christopher Mahony, Sarah Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Physiotherapy
Implementation
Experiences
Allied health assistant
Student
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04756-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04756-1

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