Closeness is key
A Canadian study suggest that those who receive home care after they have had hip surgery have a better chance at survival then those who don’t. While less people receive that home care, it seems to be a deciding factor in recovery and survival rates.
While the study has found that home care does have a large impact on hip surgery survival rates, it has also found that far too few actually receive the home care needed.
“Our study revealed that home care for patients discharged after hemiarthroplasty may be suboptimal in the province of Quebec. Most patients discharged home did not receive home care in the first three months after discharge, potentially resulting in preventable deaths. This finding has important public health implications and requires further investigation,” the authors conclude.
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Those with osteoarthritis, certain heart conditions, and other preexisting medical conditions have shown to be less likely to receive home care, when compared to their peers. You can see the full study here through CMAJ.ca (pdf).
Another source quotes the study as well, saying:
“This indicates perhaps that receiving this care may depend on availability, rather than need of the service,” wrote Dr. Elham Rahme, a researcher in epidemiology at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, and colleagues in the release.
The finding has significant public health implications and requires further investigation, the authors said.
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Finding a home care solution may be able to help someone after hip surgery more than anyone previously thought.
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