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Compliance of external hip protector use amongst elderly day hospital attenders
Background:
When worn external Hip Protectors (EHP) reduce hip fracture but poor compliance results in reduced efficacy.
Aims:
We determined the compliance with EHP therapy among a group of elderly people attending a day hospital.
Methods:
Forty-five patients or their care-givers were interviewed a mean (sd) 334 (150) days after they had been given EHP.
Results:
There were 12 men and 33 women with mean age of 80 (7) years. Only ten (22%) were still wearing EHP properly. Those who were compliant were given their EHP more recently than those who were not (277 (118) days vs 403 (159), p = 0.0062) and were more likely to feel safer when wearing them (p = 00.017, chi2= 5.68). Reasons for non-compliance included exclusive outdoor wear, discomfort and inconvenience.
Conclusions:
Hip protector compliance was poor in this small study of elderly individuals attending a day hospital. Better patient education may improve compliance though this needs to be determined.
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