Effects of depression on the condition of older inpatients with fracture and preexisting cognitive impairment.

In considering the recovery of older inpatients with fracture and preexisting cognitive impairment, it is important to take the effects of depression into account.Implications for rehabilitationThe number of older fracture inpatients with cognitive impairment is predicted to increase, and such patients have a high prevalence of depression.Depression strongly affected Activities of Daily Living in older inpatients with fracture and pre-existing cognitive impairment.Focusing on depression assessment and intervention is important for rehabilitation of older fracture inpatients with cognitive impairment.