Evaluation of the Post-discharge Recovery Process in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Hip Fracture

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the post-operative and discharge recovery processes of elderly patients who underwent surgical intervention for hip fracture.
METHODS: The descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 167 patients. Data were collected using the “Descriptive Information Form” and “Post-discharge Surgical Recovery Scale.”
RESULTS: In this study conducted with 167 patients aged 56–86 years who underwent surgical treatment for hip fracture, it was determined that the mean score of the Post-discharge Recovery Scale was 39.38±12.38, the mean score of the Post-discharge Recovery Scale was higher in patients aged 65 years and younger than in patients aged 76 years and older, and the mean score of the Post-discharge Recovery Scale of married patients was positively higher than that of single patients and the difference between them was significant.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: According to the data obtained in this study, when age groups categorized as patients aged 65 years and younger, patients aged 66–75 years and patients aged 75 years and older were compared, significant positive differences were found in the recovery process, and duration of patients aged 65 years and younger compared to patients aged 76 years and older.