TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling changes in health perception following hip fracture
AU - Cree, Marilyn
AU - Hayduk, Leslie
AU - Soskolne, Colin L.
AU - Suarez-Almazor, Maria
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Our research was conducted as part of a thesis entitled ‘Outcome Following Hip Fracture’ and we would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr Janet E. McElhaney and Dr Rollin Brant as part of the supervisory committee.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Background and objective: Health perception is an important outcome associated with health-related quality of life. Various correlates of perceived health have been identified, but attempts at multivariate modeling have often failed to mirror the complex system of causal pathways surrounding this concept. The objective of this study was to develop a multivariate model to improve our understanding of how physical, social, and psychological factors interact to influence health perception following a hip fracture. Methods: Patients were interviewed in-hospital during the week following the fracture to obtain information on in-hospital mental status and pre-fracture function, pre-fracture health perception, and pre-fracture social support. A follow-up interview was conducted by telephone to assess function, health perception, and social support 3 months post-fracture. Comorbidities and demographic information were obtained from medical records. Results: This study included 222 hip fracture patients aged 65+ and fracturing a hip between 10 July 1996 and 30 August 1997. Our estimated model was theory-based, developed from existing research identifying the following correlates of health perception: physical function, comorbidities, socioeconomic status, social support, age, and prior health perception. In addition to these correlates, our model was unique in incorporating a variable to assess whether the gap between pre- and post-fracture functioning acted as a separate cause on post-fracture health perception. Initially, the fit between the data and the model was poor, however minor modifications to the model corrected this. While there was a good fit between the data and the estimated model, only about 25% of the variation in both pre- and post-fracture health perceptions were explained. The number of comorbidities and physical function were found to have the strongest influence on health perception. Post-fracture health perceptions were also improved by increased post-fracture social support, higher income/status, and higher pre-fracture health perception. The network of effects indicates that the causal sources of health perception may differ in the pre- and post-fracture periods. This suggests that the causal sources of health perception following major health changes may differ substantially from the causal sources of health perception operating during normal times. Conclusions: The findings suggest that interventions aimed at improving pre-fracture function and post-fracture social support could increase health perception following hip fracture. In interpreting our results, it is important to remember that while we attempted to adjust for measurement error in the analysis, the study may be limited due to the retrospective nature of the questions. Future research should focus on improving the model by including other components of the patient's emotional health.
AB - Background and objective: Health perception is an important outcome associated with health-related quality of life. Various correlates of perceived health have been identified, but attempts at multivariate modeling have often failed to mirror the complex system of causal pathways surrounding this concept. The objective of this study was to develop a multivariate model to improve our understanding of how physical, social, and psychological factors interact to influence health perception following a hip fracture. Methods: Patients were interviewed in-hospital during the week following the fracture to obtain information on in-hospital mental status and pre-fracture function, pre-fracture health perception, and pre-fracture social support. A follow-up interview was conducted by telephone to assess function, health perception, and social support 3 months post-fracture. Comorbidities and demographic information were obtained from medical records. Results: This study included 222 hip fracture patients aged 65+ and fracturing a hip between 10 July 1996 and 30 August 1997. Our estimated model was theory-based, developed from existing research identifying the following correlates of health perception: physical function, comorbidities, socioeconomic status, social support, age, and prior health perception. In addition to these correlates, our model was unique in incorporating a variable to assess whether the gap between pre- and post-fracture functioning acted as a separate cause on post-fracture health perception. Initially, the fit between the data and the model was poor, however minor modifications to the model corrected this. While there was a good fit between the data and the estimated model, only about 25% of the variation in both pre- and post-fracture health perceptions were explained. The number of comorbidities and physical function were found to have the strongest influence on health perception. Post-fracture health perceptions were also improved by increased post-fracture social support, higher income/status, and higher pre-fracture health perception. The network of effects indicates that the causal sources of health perception may differ in the pre- and post-fracture periods. This suggests that the causal sources of health perception following major health changes may differ substantially from the causal sources of health perception operating during normal times. Conclusions: The findings suggest that interventions aimed at improving pre-fracture function and post-fracture social support could increase health perception following hip fracture. In interpreting our results, it is important to remember that while we attempted to adjust for measurement error in the analysis, the study may be limited due to the retrospective nature of the questions. Future research should focus on improving the model by including other components of the patient's emotional health.
KW - Aged
KW - Follow-up studies
KW - Health perception
KW - Hip fractures
KW - Models
KW - Outcome
KW - Social support
KW - Sociology
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1013880008217
DO - 10.1023/A:1013880008217
M3 - Article
C2 - 11871586
AN - SCOPUS:0035711775
SN - 0962-9343
VL - 10
SP - 651
EP - 659
JO - Quality of Life Research
JF - Quality of Life Research
IS - 8
ER -