Geriatric care improves free-living physical behaviour after hip fracture surgery .
The long-term effect of being treated in a geriatric ward compared to an orthopaedic ward on six measures of free-living physical behavior 4 and 12 months after a hip fracture - a randomised controlled trial
BMC Geriatr. 2015 Dec 4;15:160397 hip fracture patients were randomised to either comprehensive geriatric care (CGC) in a geriatric ward or orthopaedic care (OC) in an orthopaedic ward. The purpose of this trial was to compare the long-term effects on the free-living physical behaviour of hip fracture patients between the geriatric ward and the orthopaedic ward. Greater improvements in free-living physical behaviour, such as longer periods spent upright, were seen at both 4-month and 12-month follow-ups in the patients managed with comprehensive geriatric care compared to those managed with orthopaedic care.
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