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Published in: Quality of Life Research 5/2016

Open Access 01-05-2016

The course of health status and (health-related) quality of life following fracture of the lower extremity: a 6-month follow-up study

Authors: M. A. C. Van Son, J. De Vries, J. A. Roukema, T. Gosens, M. H. J. Verhofstad, B. L. Den Oudsten

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this prospective study was to describe the course of health status (HS), health-related quality of life, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with lower extremity fractures (LEF) up to 6 months post-fracture.

Methods

Patients (n = 171; age range 18–100 years) completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument-Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) and the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire (SMFA) at time of diagnosis (i.e., pre-injury status), 1 week, and 6 months post-fracture. Linear mixed modeling was performed.

Results

Interaction effects of time with treatment were detected for the WHOQOL-Bref facet Overall QOL and General health (p = .002) and Physical health (p = .003). Patients did not return to their pre-injury Physical health, Psychological health, and Environment 6 months post-fracture (p < .05). No effects were found for Social relationships. The SMFA subscale Lower extremity dysfunction showed main effects for time and treatment (p < .0001) with full recovery at 6 months (p = .998). An interaction effect of time with treatment was found for Daily life consequences (p < .0001) with nonoperatively treated patients showing full recovery (p = 1.00), whereas surgically treated patients did not (p = .002).

Conclusions

Six months after LEF, patients still experienced impaired physical and psychological health on the WHOQOL-Bref compared to their pre-injury status. However, patients showed full recovery on SMFA Lower extremity dysfunction, indicating that the choice of the questionnaire influences the derived conclusions. LEF did not affect satisfaction with social relationships.
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Metadata
Title
The course of health status and (health-related) quality of life following fracture of the lower extremity: a 6-month follow-up study
Authors
M. A. C. Van Son
J. De Vries
J. A. Roukema
T. Gosens
M. H. J. Verhofstad
B. L. Den Oudsten
Publication date
01-05-2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1167-4

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