%0 Journal Article
%T Psychosocial profile of Mexican elders hospitalized for fall-related hip fracture
%J Revista de salud publica
%D 2019
%A Gardea-Reséndez, Manuel
%A Kawas-Valle, Omar
%A Peña-Martínez, Víctor M.
%A Barragán-Rodríguez, Andrés
%V 21
%N 2
%P 181-186
%X OBJECTIVE: To define the psychosocial profile of elders hospitalized for fall-related hip fracture.   METHODS: A quantitative, descriptive, prevalence study was performed by evaluating 55 individuals aged 65 years old or more, from March 2017 through February 2018. Data were collected using a socioeconomic questionnaire and the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living.   RESULTS: The mean age was 80.8 years and 76.36% of the sample was made up of women. Most patients were widowed (58.2%). Regarding educational attainment, 61.8% had completed primary education and 29.1% were uneducated. Unemployment prevailed among the sample (69.1%) and 56.36% had a monthly income below 101,77 USD and reported social support as their main source of income. Household conditions were homogenous across the sample. A variable degree of loss of autonomy in activities of daily living was reported in 67.3% of the sample.   DISCUSSION: The findings allow hypothesizing that the risk for medical and socioeconomic complications during the recovery period could be higher in the study population due to the reported psychosocial vulnerabilities.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
%G es
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Salud en el Tropico
%@ 0124-0064
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V21n2.79382