Discussion
fracture, dementia
DISORDERS
The main finding in our study was that DDwD were significantly associated with increased 12-, 24- and 36-month mortality risk following HF. In addition, patients with dementia, without DDs, also had increased mortality risk at all three follow ups.The mortality risk is the highest the first year after hip fracture, which is also supported in by Katsoulis et al.’s [DDs are significantly more common among patients with dementia than among cognitively intact individuals [Findings from younger populations with DDs may not be applicable to older populations, in which drug treatment alone has limited effects [DDs influence functional outcome negatively after HF [The identification of DDs in older people after HF surgery enables early intervention and minimize negative impacts on recovery and mortality. Clinical staff should provide early screening, especially for patients with dementia, to detect these disorders and provide adequate treatment, if indicated.Limitations of this study include the use of old data from two RCTs and the operative treatment has changed since these studies were performed [