Published 16th September 2014
This research published in the BMC Neurology journal, found that Dementia was independently associated with increased risk of hip fracture [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.92, 95% CI 1.48–2.49]. Patients with dementia and osteoporosis had the highest risk of developing hip fracture (adjusted HR 2.27, 95% CI 1.28–4.01).
The authors recommend prevebtion and hazard reduction interventions, given these findings home modifiucation strategies could also significantly reduce morbidity and hospital attendance which are particularly distressing to individuals and family coping with Dementia.
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