Psychological intervene in peri-operation of the aged hip facture

Objective:To assess the effect of psychological intervene on anxiety and activities of daily living (ADL) for the patients suffering from facture.Methods:It was a randomized controlled trial.Eighty patients with hip facture,aged above 80 years old,were randomized to receive psychological rehabilitation or not in addition to the same preoperative preparative,operation and postoperative rehabilitation.Results:The anxiety in psychological rehabilitation group is significantly improved than control group (P<0.05).Significantly greater gains were seen in Barthel Index of ADL for the psychological rehabilitation group 4 months after operation (P<0.05).Conclusions:Data suggest that peri-operative psychotherapy benefits postoperative anxiety and ADL for the patients suffering from fracture.