2018
DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s164380
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Caregivers’ misperception of the severity of hip fractures

Abstract: PurposeThe aim of our study was to evaluate how the caregiver of a hip fracture patient perceives the patient’s health status and autonomy in the period immediately preceding the acute event and whether these judgments are actually in line with the prognosis predicted by the medical team caring for the patient in the rehabilitation structure.Patients and methodsWe enrolled 147 patients of both sexes, aged ≥65 years, who were referred to our center following surgical treatment of hip fractures of various nature… Show more

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“… 30 - 33 There has been far less attention to addressing the gap in patient and caregiver understanding of HF prognosis. 10 , 11 While the internet provides many publicly available resources that discuss HF treatment and recovery, 34 , 35 these resources are not tailored to the prognosis or risk of the individual patient. Alternatively, the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator provides individualized information regarding prognosis but is not designed for patients or SDMs with limited medical knowledge or numeracy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 30 - 33 There has been far less attention to addressing the gap in patient and caregiver understanding of HF prognosis. 10 , 11 While the internet provides many publicly available resources that discuss HF treatment and recovery, 34 , 35 these resources are not tailored to the prognosis or risk of the individual patient. Alternatively, the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator provides individualized information regarding prognosis but is not designed for patients or SDMs with limited medical knowledge or numeracy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The results from our study reveal a state of socioeconomic vulnerability and a lack of readiness to provide redistribution of the caregiver's attention; brief family interventions can benefit the adaptive process 5,18,19 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…The average score of the measurement of caregivers' abilities for providing care to hip-fractured patients revealed the possibility that relatives overvalued these abilities at the beginning of their new role, a phenomenon widely described in prior studies 19 . The latter could have both positive and negative impacts on caregiving.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%
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