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Comprehensive psychological assessment at admission for older hip fracture patients may help identify individuals at higher risk for emotional distress and poor functional recovery.
Highlights the importance of comprehensive psychological assessment at admission to identify older hip fracture patients at higher risk for emotional distress and poor recovery.
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May inform risk stratification on geriatric hip fracture admission; leaves open whether it alters recovery in prospective trials.
Houldin et al. (1995) conducted a review in Hip fracture. Comprehensive psychological assessment was evaluated. Comprehensive psychological assessment at admission for older hip fracture patients may help identify individuals at higher risk for emotional distress and poor functional recovery.
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