Abstracts tagged "outcomes and social support"

Abstract Number: 2326 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Outcomes One Year after Hip Fracture Repair in the Elderly: Does Social Isolation Matter?
Lisa A. Mandl¹, Serena Lian¹, Jackie Szymonifka², Kirsten Grueter³, Aidan Hadad³ and Joseph Lane³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hip fractures are a serious public health issue with a significant population burden, especially among those over age 65. Social isolation—how integrated a patient…