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elderly hip fracture

High perceived caregiver burden for relatives of patients following hip fracture surgery

Purpose: To determine the profile of the main informal caregivers, the evolution of the caregiver burden, and the influencing factors of caregiver burden at 1-year after hip fracture surgery.; Methods: In this prospective cohort study, a total of 172 informal caregivers of patients were interviewed at four points during 1 year following hip fracture surgery in a regional hospital in southern Spain.

Wed, 12/19/2018 - 09:48