Fragility fractures and health-related quality of life: does socio-economic status widen the gap? A population-based study.
Gitte ValentinKarina FriisCamilla Palmhøj NielsenF B LarsenBente Lomholt LangdahlPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)
Fractures of the spine and hip are associated with clinically important deficits in physical HRQoL up to 5 years post-fracture. Low educational attainment widened the gap in mental but not in physical post-fracture HRQoL. However, due to low pre-fracture PCS and MCS, people with a low educational attainment and fractures were more likely to report very low HRQoL post-fracture.