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

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

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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

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  • Anna C. Phillips & Jane Upton & Douglas Carroll & Niharika Arora Duggal & Janet M. Lord, 2015. "New-Onset Depression Following Hip Fracture Is Associated With Increased Length of Stay in Hospital and Rehabilitation Centers," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(2), pages 21582440155, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:5:y:2015:i:2:p:2158244015583690
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244015583690
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