Objective:

To identify the main clinical, functional and cognitive characteristics of hospitalized octogenarian women diagnosed with hip fracture at the University Hospital of León (Spain). In addition, to determine the influence home, to which patients are transferred upon discharge from the recovery from wandering.

Method:

Prospective descriptive pilot study cross-sectional analysis of the physiological characteristics of hospitalized older women with a diagnosis of hip fracture at the Hospital de León.

Results:

It included 96 women with an average age of 85.95 ± 5.1 years. The total number of comorbidities presented by patients was 3.7. The most common type of fracture frequent was the pertrochanteric. All patients worsened with respect to the capacity of basal wandering, finding the greatest differences in those who were institutionalized as opposed to those who remained at their usual residence.

Conclusions:

The address to which patients are transferred when they are discharged from hospital is a determining factor in the recovery of mobility and independence of themselves. In this regard, it is important to note that the usual practice of institutionalisation of older people after a hip fracture is associated with a worse recovery.