IMPACT OF REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE AT SOHAG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Rehabilitation plays an important role in improving functional recovery of patients in all stages of care.
Aim: To evaluate impact of rehabilitation program for elderly patients with hip fracture.
Materials and Method: Quasi-experimental study was conducted in inpatient orthopedic department and follow-up was done at orthopedic outpatient the clinic at Sohag University Hospital. Purposive sample was done on 76 patients at divided into two groups equal number for each group (38). Data was collected from September 2014 to September 2015. Data was collected by using two tools.
Tool (I): A structured interview sheet included two parts.
Tool (II): included three parts, Assessment of walking condition, level of pain & Modified Barthel Index.
Results: About two thirds of elderly patients aged between 60 to 70 years, more than half of them were females, most common type of hip fracture was intertrochanteric fracture, and main cause of hip fracture is due to falling down.
Conclusion: There is a statistical significant difference between study and control groups regarding incidence of complications, walking ability and level of dependency. Recommendations: It is necessary to increase the role of nurses to bring about public awareness about hip fracture through the mass media, and also booklet about rehabilitation instruction for the elderly and their relative.