Conclusions This review indicates that it is still unclear whether patient education is beneficial and whether it has a significant and clinical ly relevant impact on osteoporosis management results .
Summary This review summarizes evidence regarding the effects of patient education in osteoporosis prevention and treatment .
Method ological improvem ent of future RCTs ( e.g. with regard to r and omization and duration of follow-up ) might yield more conclusive evidence on the effects of patient education in osteoporosis Introduction This review aims to evaluate the effects of patient education on osteoporosis prevention and treatment results .
Prevalence of osteoporosis and fractures among women prescribed osteoporosis medication in five European countries: the POSSIBLE EU® study
Summary European observational 1-year study assessed osteoporosis and fracture patterns in 3,402 postmenopausal women prescribed osteoporosis medication .  Almost 40 % of patients had a previous fracture , while 25 % had neither fracture nor dual energy X-ray absorptiometry ( DXA ) diagnosis and were prescribed medication , probably due to other risk factors . Introduction This analysis assessed osteoporosis and fracture prevalence in postmenopausal women prescribed osteoporosis treatment in the Prospect i ve Observational Study Investigating Bone Loss Experience in Europe(POSSIBLE EU ® ) . Methods Women in this observational , multicenter 1-year study were categorized by fracture history and location at baseline . Baseline characteristics were analyzed according to no DXA and DXA diagnosis ( osteoporosis or osteopenia ) . Fractures occurring during the 1-year follow-up period were recorded . Results Of the 3,402 women enrolled , 39 % had a previous fracture , of whom 30 % had ≥2 fractures . One thous and seven hundred and eighty-four ( 52 % ) patients had a DXA diagnosis ( osteoporosis 68 % , osteopenia 31 % , and unknown 1 % ) . Among the osteoporosis patients , 37 % had a previous fracture ( hip 2.9 % , vertebral 8.8 % , and non-hip , non-vertebral 25 % ) and 35 % had fractures associated with major trauma . Of the 3,402 women , 1,476 ( 43 % ) had no DXA diagnosis ; of these , 57 % had no fracture ( 25 % of all women ) . Risk factors varied across patients with and without DXA diagnosis . During the 1-year follow-up period , the fracture incidence in patients with or without a previous fracture at baseline was 4.7 % and 1.6 % , respectively . Conclusion Almost 40 % of patients prescribed osteoporosis medication had a previous fracture , highlighting a population with advanced disease . In contrast , 25 % of patients had neither a previous fracture nor DXA diagnosis and were prescribed treatment , probably due to other risk factors . There is a need for continued improvement of disease management in European women
Conclusions This review indicates that it is still unclear whether patient education is beneficial and whether it has a significant and clinical ly relevant impact on osteoporosis management results .
Summary This review summarizes evidence regarding the effects of patient education in osteoporosis prevention and treatment .
Method ological improvem ent of future RCTs ( e.g. with regard to r and omization and duration of follow-up ) might yield more conclusive evidence on the effects of patient education in osteoporosis Introduction This review aims to evaluate the effects of patient education on osteoporosis prevention and treatment results .