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Assessing the Outcome of Rehabilitation after Hip Fracture with a Wearable Device—A Study Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial in Community Healthcare

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  • Eva Ekvall Hansson

    (Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden)

  • Agneta Malmgren Fänge

    (Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden)

  • Cecilia Rogmark

    (Department of Orthopaedics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden)

Abstract

Background: The increase of the aging population is a challenge to society, as age is related to dependence. Injuries such as hip fractures cause morbidity, loss of independent life, and mortality. The purpose of this protocol is to describe a randomized control trial, with three intervention arms, aiming at investigating if there are any differences in outcomes after hip fracture between different rehabilitation interventions including (1) High-Intensity Functional Exercise (HIFE), (2) HIFE with the addition of continuous measures of movement and body positions with a wearable device, or (3) standard rehabilitation. A secondary aim is to evaluate physiotherapists’ satisfaction with using the wearable device in rehabilitation. Method: Patients with hip fracture that require rehabilitation at home will be invited to participate and randomly assigned to one intervention arm. The primary outcome is balance, measured by postural sway using an Inertial Measurement Unit and by Functional Balance test for Geriatric patients. Secondary outcomes are functional independence in everyday activities, measured with the Barthel Index, and health-related quality of life measured with EuroQol 5 Dimension questionnaire and EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale for health and user satisfaction measured by the User Satisfaction Evaluation Questionnaire. Discussion: This study protocol is the first step in securing the research process before performing a full randomized controlled trial. The next step will be a pilot- and feasibility study.

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  • Eva Ekvall Hansson & Agneta Malmgren Fänge & Cecilia Rogmark, 2021. "Assessing the Outcome of Rehabilitation after Hip Fracture with a Wearable Device—A Study Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial in Community Healthcare," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-10, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:19:p:10165-:d:644650
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    1. Eva Ekvall Hansson & Elina Valkonen & Ulrika Olsson Möller & Yi Chen Lin & Måns Magnusson & Per-Anders Fransson, 2021. "Gait Flexibility among Older Persons Significantly More Impaired in Fallers Than Non-Fallers—A Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-13, July.
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    1. David Flecks Howell & Agneta Malmgren Fänge & Cecilia Rogmark & Eva Ekvall Hansson, 2023. "Rehabilitation Outcomes Following Hip Fracture of Home-Based Exercise Interventions Using a Wearable Device—A Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-13, February.

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