Longer Term Functional Outcome and Societal Implications of Upper Limb Fractures in the Elderly

Author:

Madhok Rajan1,Green Sandra2

Affiliation:

1. District Offices, Poole Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS7 ONJ

2. South Tees Health Authority, Middlesbrough

Abstract

To ascertain how they cope with upper limb fractures and the implications for health and social services (H&SS) a cohort of elderly patients was followed up. 42 of the original 51 (82%) patients were interviewed almost one and a half years after sustaining their fracture. Information was collected on ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL), general health, and use of H&SS help from informal carers. Although there was an overall improvement in the ability to perform ADL, many (26%) patients reported a residual difficulty. Informal carers provided most of the support with some contribution from the statutory agencies. Demographic changes with increasing numbers of elderly and increasing employment of married women - the traditional carers, and epidemiological changes with increasing age-specific incidence of upper limb fractures mean that H&SS provision in the future will need to be increased.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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