New-Onset Depression Following Hip Fracture Is Associated With Increased Length of Stay in Hospital and Rehabilitation Centers

Anna C. Phillips, Jane Upton, Douglas Carroll, Niharika Arora Duggal and Janet M. Lord

SAGE Open, 2015, vol. 5, issue 2, 2158244015583690

Abstract: This article examines the coincident effects of new-onset depression post hip fracture on length of hospital stay, readmission rates, and incidence of infections in older adults. Participants were 101 hip fracture patients aged 60+ years; 38 developed depressive symptoms following their fracture. Infection rates, readmissions to hospital and rehabilitation units, and length of hospital stay were assessed over the 6 months post hip fracture from hospital and general practitioner notes. Patients who developed depression by Week 6 post fracture were likely to spend more time in hospital/rehabilitation wards ( p = .02) and more likely to be discharged to a rehabilitation unit ( p

Keywords: depression; hip fracture; length of stay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244015583690

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