Riassunto dello studio

Two hundred and twenty-four elderly patients with hip fractures scheduled for a hip fracture fixation surgery were randomized to receive a health education program (n=102) or control (n=122) receiving no program. Outcomes of interest included the Short-Form 12 (SF-12) health-related quality of life survey, consisting of two dimensions (i.e., physical and mental component summaries [PCS-12; MCS-12]) and eight health domains (i.e., general health, physical function, physical role, bodily pain, social function, emotional role, mental health, and vitality). Outcomes were assessed 1, 6, and 12 months post-operation. The improvement over time in MCS-12 scores (p=0.043), SF-12 vitality scores (p=0.01) and SF-12 social function scores (p<0.001) were statistically significantly greater in the health education group compared to the control group. In the remaining outcomes, no statistically significant differences between groups were observed in the change over time (p>0.05 for all).