Orthopedic Surgery Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb;43:21-25. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.10.018. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
This study aimed to explore the effects of the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the incidence and characteristics of hip fracture in older adults. Data from the three-month lockdown period and the corresponding period in the previous year were obtained from the computerized medical records of a large acute-care hospital. No significant differences were observed in the absolute and relative numbers of hip fractures. There were no significant differences in terms of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, which are considered risk factors for falls. Similarly, there was no difference in the length of time between admission and surgery and the mean length of hospital stay. Compared to the previous year, there was a significantly higher incidence of hip fractures in older adults living alone during the lockdown. Health policy should provide social support and monitoring of healthcare, particularly to older adults living alone.
本研究旨在探讨 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行期间的封锁对老年人髋部骨折发病率和特征的影响。从一家大型急症医院的计算机医疗记录中获得了封锁期间三个月的数据以及前一年同期的数据。绝对和相对髋部骨折数量没有明显差异。社会人口统计学和临床特征方面也没有差异，这些特征被认为是跌倒的危险因素。同样，入院和手术之间的时间以及平均住院时间也没有差异。与前一年相比，在封锁期间独居的老年人髋部骨折的发病率显著更高。卫生政策应提供社会支持和医疗保健监测，特别是针对独居的老年人。
