Table 1 Participant characteristics

76 [71, 82]

77 [71, 84]

18 (64.3)

12 (92.3)

Pre-admission residence, n (%)

Own home

28 (100)

13 (100)

Nursing home

0 (0)

0 (0)

Pre-fracture mobility

Freely mobile without aids

22 (78.6)

9 (69.2)

Mobile outdoors with one aid

4 (14.3)

3 (23.1)

Mobile outdoors with 2 aids or a frame

1 (3.6)

0 (0)

Some indoor mobility, only mobilise outdoors with help

1 (3.6)

1 (7.7)

Type of fracture, n (%)

Intracapsular

19 (67.9)

9 (69.27)

Extracapsular

8 (28.6)

4 (30.7)

Sub-trochanteric

1 (3.6)

0 (0)

Type of surgery, n (%)

Arthroplasty—total hip replacement

10 (35.7)

5 (38.4)

Hemiarthroplasty

6 (21.4)

2 (15.4)

Fixation

Sliding hip screw

6 (21.4)

2 (15.4)

Cannulated screw

2 (7.1)

2 (15.4)

IM nail (long)

4 (14.3)

2 (15.4)

Type of anaesthesia, n (%)

General

20 (71.4)

11 (84.6)

Intra-operative sedation

9 (32.1)

2 (15.4)

Intra-operative nerve block

11 (39.3)

7 (53.8)

Spinal

10 (35.7)

3 (23.1)

Medical history, n (%)

Myocardial infarction

2 (7.1)

2 (15.4)

Heart failure

1 (3.6)

1 (7.7)

Stroke/TIA

2 (7.1)

2 (15.4)

Diabetes

0 (0)

0 (0)

Renal dysfunction (moderate to severe)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Respiratory disease

5 (18.5)

3 (23.1)

Rheumatoid arthritis or connective tissue disease

3 (10.7)

2 (15.4)

Malignancy

10 (35.7)

4 (30.8)

ASA Score, n (%)

I

3 (10.7)

1 (7.7)

II

12 (42.9)

5 (38.5)

III

6 (21.4)

2 (15.4)

IV

5 (17.9)

3 (23.1)

V

0 (0)

0 (0)

Unknown

2 (3.7)

2 (15.4)

Other clinical factors

Receipt community physiotherapy in 1st month

8 (28.6)*

3 (23.1)

Pain/discomfort (baseline)*

None

13 (48.1)

6 (46.2)

Slight

6 (22.2)

4 (30.8)

Moderate

8 (29.6)

3 (23.1)

Severe

0 (0)

0 (0)

Extreme

0 (0)

0 (0)

Anxiety/depression (baseline)*

None

19 (70.4)

11 (84.6)

Slight

6 (22.2)

2 (15.4)

Moderate

1 (3.7)

0 (0)

Severe

0 (0)

0 (0)

Extreme

1 (3.7)

0 (0)