Strengths and limitations
fracture, fractures
A strength of our study is that the patients originated from a hospital specializing in hip fractures. The patients were discharged to several GR facilities which had their own care pathways. The present study also has some limitations, such as a small sample of care pathways and DBC registrations collected in one region. However, in the Netherlands there is little difference throughout the regions [Nevertheless, to our knowledge, this is the first study in which care provided for patients with a hip fracture in GR facilities is explored based on available care pathways and actual registered treatment time per professional.