TY - JOUR
T1 - An osteoporosis and fracture intervention program increases the diagnosis and treatment for osteoporosis for patients with minimal trauma fractures.
AU - Edwards, Beatrice J.
AU - Bunta, Andrew D.
AU - Madison, Laird D.
AU - DeSantis, Anthony
AU - Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind
AU - Taft, Lois
AU - Wilson, Caroline
AU - Moinfar, Maryam
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors express their appreciation of Celia Berdes, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Caron for their editorial assistance. Funding was provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Northwestern Memorial Foundation, and Merck Pharmaceuticals. The authors retained full independence in the conduct of the study and analysis of data.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - BACKGROUND: As fewer than 25% of patients with an osteoporotic minimal trauma fracture (MTF) are evaluated and treated for osteoporosis, an osteoporosis and fracture intervention program (OFIP) was developed. METHODS: Patients hospitalized with MTF were educated about and treated for osteoporosis and were evaluated by the osteoporosis team at 6 and 12 months after discharge. Patients seen in the emergency department were given information about osteoporosis and encouraged to seek medical care at the osteoporosis office. RESULTS: While 165 patients hospitalized with an MTF participated in the OFIP, 38 patients received routine osteoporosis education. At the 6-month follow-up, in the OFIP group, 68% of patients with hip fracture and 54% of patients with non-hip fracture were taking antiresorptive medications. There was no change in treatment rate among patients receiving conventional care. CONCLUSIONS: The rates of diagnosis of osteoporosis and treatment implementation following an MTF increased when the intervention occurred at the time of hospitalization.
AB - BACKGROUND: As fewer than 25% of patients with an osteoporotic minimal trauma fracture (MTF) are evaluated and treated for osteoporosis, an osteoporosis and fracture intervention program (OFIP) was developed. METHODS: Patients hospitalized with MTF were educated about and treated for osteoporosis and were evaluated by the osteoporosis team at 6 and 12 months after discharge. Patients seen in the emergency department were given information about osteoporosis and encouraged to seek medical care at the osteoporosis office. RESULTS: While 165 patients hospitalized with an MTF participated in the OFIP, 38 patients received routine osteoporosis education. At the 6-month follow-up, in the OFIP group, 68% of patients with hip fracture and 54% of patients with non-hip fracture were taking antiresorptive medications. There was no change in treatment rate among patients receiving conventional care. CONCLUSIONS: The rates of diagnosis of osteoporosis and treatment implementation following an MTF increased when the intervention occurred at the time of hospitalization.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1553-7250(05)31034-8
DO - 10.1016/S1553-7250(05)31034-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 15960017
AN - SCOPUS:23844539361
SN - 1553-7250
VL - 31
SP - 267
EP - 274
JO - Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources
JF - Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources
IS - 5
ER -