Relationship between independence in activities of daily living at discharge and physical activity at admission of older postoperative hip fracture rehabilitation inpatients: A retrospective case‐control study
Tomoko Shimizu,
Chiaki Kanai,
Yasuyoshi Asakawa
Abstract:Background and PurposeHip fractures are associated with a reduction in activities of daily living (ADL) and require long‐term care. The physical activity of patients with hip fractures is temporarily impaired immediately after surgery, causing difficulty in the measurement of physical activities at the time of rehabilitation admission. This study examined the relationship between ADL at discharge and light‐ and moderate‐intensity physical activity at the time of rehabilitation admission by determining a cut‐of… Show more
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