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Closing the osteoporosis care gap – Increased osteoporosis awareness among geriatrics and rehabilitation teams by Derek A Haaland; Dana R Cohen; Courtney C Kennedy; Nader A Khalidi; Jonathan D Adachi; Alexandra Papaioannou is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background A care gap exists between recommendations and practice regarding the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in fracture patients. The current study was designed to determine rates and predictors of in-hospital diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted with fragility hip fractures, and to assess differences in these rates since the outset of the multipronged "Fracture? Think Osteoporosis" (FTOP) Program, which includes education of geriatrics and rehabilitation teams. ## Methods This is a retrospective cohort study conducted with data from two Hamilton, Ontario, university-based tertiary-care hospitals, and represents a follow-up to a previous study conducted 8 years earlier. Data pertaining to all 354 patients, age >/= 50, admitted between March 2003 and April 2004, inclusive, with a diagnosis of fragility hip fracture were evaluated. Twelve patients were excluded leaving 342 patients for analysis, with 75% female, mean age 81. Outcomes included: Primary – In-hospital diagnosis of osteoporosis and/or initiation of anti-resorptive treatment ("new osteoporosis diagnosis/treatment"). Secondary – In-hospital mortality, BMD referrals, pre-ad
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- Author
- Derek A Haaland; Dana R Cohen; Courtney C Kennedy; Nader A Khalidi; Jonathan D Adachi; Alexandra Papaioannou
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2318)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)