Key result
Orthogeriatric care for older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture requires further research to address gaps in knowledge regarding its efficacy and efficiency.
Why the study?
Does orthogeriatric care improve survival and functional outcomes in older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture?
Does orthogeriatric care improve survival and functional outcomes in older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture?
This review emphasizes the need for further research to determine the efficacy of orthogeriatric programs for older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture.
Orthogeriatric care cannot yet be assumed beneficial in cognitively impaired hip fracture patients; leaves open its effects on survival and function, requiring prospective trials.
Summary Hip fracture is very common among older patients, who are characterized by increased co-morbidities, including cognitive impairment. These patients have an increased risk of falls and fractures, poorer functional recovery and lower survival both in hospital and 12 months after discharge. We review the survival and functional outcomes of older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture managed in orthogeriatric units, and highlight the gaps in our knowledge of the efficacy and efficiency of specific orthogeriatric programmes for such patients and the future research perspectives in this field.
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Tarazona‐Santabalbina et al. (2014) conducted a review in Cognitive impairment and hip fracture. Orthogeriatric care was evaluated on Survival and functional outcomes. Orthogeriatric care for older patients with cognitive impairment and hip fracture requires further research to address gaps in knowledge regarding its efficacy and efficiency.
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