Changes in quality of life associated with fragility fractures: Australian arm of the International Cost and Utility Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (AusICUROS).


Autoria(s): Abimanyi-Ochom,J; Watts,JJ; Borgström,F; Nicholson,GC; Shore-Lorenti,C; Stuart,AL; Zhang,Y; Iuliano,S; Seeman,E; Prince,R; March,L; Cross,M; Winzenberg,T; Laslett,LL; Duque,G; Ebeling,PR; Sanders,KM
Data(s)

01/06/2015

Resumo

We investigated change in health-related quality of life due to fracture in Australian adults aged over 50 years. Fractures reduce quality of life with the loss sustained at least over 12 months. At a population level, the loss was equivalent to 65 days in full health per fracture.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072266

Publicador

Springer Verlag

Relação

NHMRC 628422

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30072266/t010126-art-101007-s00198-015-3088-z.pdf

http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3088-z

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25792491

Direitos

2015, Springer Verlag

Palavras-Chave #Ankle #Fracture #Health-related quality of life #Humeral #Prospective
Tipo

Journal Article