Patienters självskattning av Aktiviteter i Dagligt Liv efter en protesnära fraktur
The purpose of this study was to investigate patients self-rated ADL-function after a periprosthetic fracture, to view the demographics of the patient group and investigate any gender differences in ADL-function. Whether patients managed to return to previous housing after the fracture and reasons for this was also studied.This is a register-based retrospective and prospective cohort study with a quantitative approach. Demographic and anamnestic patient data was collected from the electronic health records. The participants were called for an interview where Katz ADL-index and EQ5D was used to describe the participants´ ADL functioning together with physical and mental functioning.The result shows that the majority of the participants rated themselves as independent in their ADL-function. No gender differences were noted in ADL-functioning. Self-rated EQ5D demonstrated that the majority of the participants had some problems with walking. The typical participant in this study was a single woman living in an apartment and 78 years of age. All of the participants returned to previous housing.The majority of the participants rated themselves as independent in their ADL-functioning. Correlation was noted between the lack of daily exercise and lower ADL-function. Therefore it is important to promote the older individuals? ability for exercise.