| Title |
Fracture risk assessment in long-term care:a survey of long-term care physicians
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-13-109 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michelle Wall, Lynne Lohfeld, Lora Giangregorio, George Ioannidis, Courtney C Kennedy, Andrea Moser, Alexandra Papaioannou, Suzanne N Morin |
| Abstract |
The majority of frail elderly who live in long-term care (LTC) are not treated for osteoporosis despite their high risk for fragility fractures. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis provide guidance for the management of individuals 50 years and older at risk for fractures, however, they cannot benefit LTC residents if physicians perceive barriers to their application. Our objectives are to explore current practices to fracture risk assessment by LTC physicians and describe barriers to applying the recently published Osteoporosis Canada practice guidelines for fracture assessment and prevention in LTC. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 62 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 17 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 22 | 34% |
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