TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2025, Cilt 24, Sayı, 2     (Sayfalar: 214-221)

Rehabilitation of frail orthogeriatric patients: Current approaches

Gamze Yalçınkaya Çolak 1, İlke Kara Öz 2

1 Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Yozgat
2 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Fakültesi, İzmir

DOI: 10.5578/totbid.dergisi.2025.31
Görüntüleme: 81
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İndirme : 62

Frailty and related health problems have gained greater attention with the increasing elderly population. Fractures occurring during frailty can significantly impact survival and quality of life, particularly in orthogeriatric patients. In this context, examining current approaches to the rehabilitation of frail orthogeriatric patients is of great importance. Orthogeriatric rehabilitation often involves the care and rehabilitation process following a hip fracture. This process requires a multidisciplinary approach and collaboration among orthopedists, physiotherapists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Within this collaboration, the frail patient`s functional, cognitive, emotional states, comorbidities, physical health characteristics, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors should be assessed and monitored throughout the rehabilitation process. In addition, technological advancements offer new possibilities in this field. Telerehabilitation, virtual reality applications, and artificial intelligence-supported systems can facilitate patient participation in rehabilitation processes by allowing them to be monitored at home or remotely. These technologies can enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation by offering personalized exercise programs, patient monitoring, and evaluation opportunities. This review discusses traditional and new technology- based approaches to the rehabilitation of frail orthogeriatric patients, summarizing the current evidence.

Anahtar Kelimeler : frailty; orthogeriatrics; rehabilitation