The utilisation and cost of social care after hip fracture: a prospective observational cohort study.

Background The cost of medical care associated with hip fracture has been reported but the cost of social care is less well understood. Social care costs include formal residential and home care and home adaptations, but also informal care from family and friends. This study investigated the utilisa...

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Published in:	Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Goh, En Lin, Png, May Ee, Metcalfe, David, Achten, Juul, Appelbe, Duncan, Griffin, Xavier Luke, Cook, Jonathan Alistair, Costa, Matthew Lee, Investigators, WHiTE
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jan2026
Subjects:	United Kingdom Home care services Interviewing Medical care costs Hip fractures Research funding T-test (Statistics) Scientific observation Questionnaires Logistic regression analysis Descriptive statistics Longitudinal method Research Data analysis software Confidence intervals Health outcome assessment Time Disease complications
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