Multifaceted interventions targeting high-risk patients and their primary care providers may improve the management of osteoporosis , but improvements are often clinical ly modest
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care interventions to improve the detection and treatment of osteoporosis .
Wristwatch-distal radial fracture as a marker for osteoporosis investigation: a controlled trial of patient education and a physician alerting system.
This article reports a controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of patient education and a physician alerting system in altering secondary osteoporosis prevention after a low-trauma ( fragility ) wrist fracture and to record the current rate of osteoporosis investigation following such fractures . Fifty-one women and men aged 50 years or older with a low-trauma wrist fracture were identified ( 41 women and 10 men ; mean age [ 95 % CI ] , 71.51 [ 67.31 - 74.81 ] ) . The intervention group received a four-part intervention aim ed at both the patient and the family physician in addition to the usual care for the fracture . The control group only received usual care for the fracture . Data were collected for both groups at six weeks and six months . Results indicate that 92 % of the intervention subjects were investigated for osteoporosis , compared with the usual-care group , in which only 23 % were investigated . Early osteoporosis intervention has the potential to limit disease impact , and h and therapists can play a key role in early identification of osteoporosis
Multifaceted interventions targeting high-risk patients and their primary care providers may improve the management of osteoporosis , but improvements are often clinical ly modest
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care interventions to improve the detection and treatment of osteoporosis .