Femoral Neck Fracture, Hip Fracture, Intertrochanteric Fracture
Conditions
Keywords
Barthel index, Hip fracture, Validity, Reliability
Brief summary
Since an increasing in population age, there was an increasing in geriatric patients. Most of elderly patients needed rehabilitation programs to regain their quality of life during their medical treatments. Barthel index is a functional measurement to evaluate rehabilitation improvement in chronically-ill patients and also used for evaluation of patient's self-care. Barthel index had been translated into many languages and validated in many medical conditions such as spinal cord injury, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, etc. However, Barthel index had not been translated into Thai language and validated to use in hip fracture patients. The purposes of this study were to translate the Barthel index into Thai language and to assess validity and reliability of Thai version Barthel index in hip fracture patients.
Detailed description
Since an increasing in population age, there was an increasing in geriatric patients. Most of elderly patients needed rehabilitation programs to regain their quality of life during their medical treatments. Barthel index is a functional measurement to evaluate rehabilitation improvement in chronically-ill patients and also used for evaluation of patient's self-care. This index had initially developed to evaluate the self-care of stroke patients which comprised of 10 questions about their basic activity of daily living. Barthel index had been well-accepted and widely used. Barthel index had been translated into many languages and validated in many medical conditions such as spinal cord injury, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, etc. However, Barthel index had not been translated into Thai language and validated to use in hip fracture patients. Hip fractures was usually occured in geriatric patients and there was a trend to increase every year. Most of the hip fractures were treated by surgical methods which needed postoperative rehabilitation programs to regain their functions. Less than half of the patients with hip fracture could regain their functions to preoperative level. Therefore, these patients needed a specific questionnaire to evaluate their functions. Barthel index is an uncomplicated questionnaire and can be used to evaluate treatment outcome of the patients. The purposes of this study were to translate the Barthel index into Thai language and to assess validity and reliability of Thai version Barthel index in hip fracture patients.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Mahidol University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age at least 50 years old * Hip fractures within 2 weeks since injury
Exclusion criteria
* incommunicable patients * pathological fractures * multiple fractures or multiple trauma * postoperative complications which change postoperative rehabilitation protocols
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Score of the Barthel Index | up to 1 month | Score of the Barthel Index ranging from 0 to 100 were collected when 0 is the minimum (worst outcome) and 100 is the maximum (best outcome). Score was reported as mean score of the Barthel Index. |
Countries
Thailand
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Elderly Hip Fracture Age at least 50 years old Hip fractures within 2 weeks since injury | 53 |
| Total | 53 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Elderly Hip Fracture | — |
|---|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 77.3 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.1 | — |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | — | — Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 43 Participants | — |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 10 Participants | — |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | — / — |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 53 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 53 |
Outcome results
Primary
Score of the Barthel Index
Score of the Barthel Index ranging from 0 to 100 were collected when 0 is the minimum (worst outcome) and 100 is the maximum (best outcome). Score was reported as mean score of the Barthel Index.
Time frame: up to 1 month
Population: All patients were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderly Hip Fracture | Score of the Barthel Index | 43 units on a scale | Standard Deviation 14.4 |