Postoperative Intervention Educational Program on the Quality of Life of Patients With Hip Fracture

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of a postoperative educational intervention program on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with hip fracture using a controlled clinical trial in a randomized, multicenter study. A total of 224 patients will be recruited, 102 patients from trauma units at the two University Hospitals of the province of Cáceres will receive the educational program, whereas 122 will not. Patients will consecutively included in either an intervention or a control group. Patients from the intervention group reill eceive an educational program during admission and the postoperative period. Patients from the control group will not receive any educational program. These patients will manage according to routine protocols.