Validity of the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) for measuring the mobility of patients with hip fracture during rehabilitation.

Purpose: Many patients suffer long term loss of mobility after hip fracture but there is no gold standard method for measuring mobility in this group. We aimed to validate a new mobility outcome measure, the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) in a hip fracture population during inpatient rehabilitation.

Method: The DEMMI was compared with the existing measures of activity limitation: 6 minute walk test, 6 metre walk test and Barthel Index on 109 consecutive patients admitted to rehabilitation after surgery for hip fracture.

Discharge planning for patients receiving rehabilitation after hip fracture: a qualitative analysis of physiotherapists' perceptions.

Purpose: To explore the perceptions of clinicians about walking requirements and discharge criteria for patients being discharged home in the community from rehabilitation after hip fracture.

Methods: Twelve experienced clinicians (all females) (mean experience in rehabilitation 13 years) were interviewed using an in-depth semi-structured format. The recorded interviews were transcribed and coded independently by two researchers.