Osteoporosis pharmacotherapy and counseling services in US ambulatory care clinics: Opportunities for multidisciplinary interventions
July 27th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2008
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 6, Issue 5, December 2008, Pages 240-248
Anna, Teschemaker , Euni, Lee , Zhenyi, Xue , Anthony K., Wutoh
Objective: This study was conducted to assess rates and predictors of osteoporosis management with medication or nonmedication therapy, and to compare rates of medication and nonmedication therapy in office-based and hospital-based ambulatory care settings in the United States.Methods: This cross-sectional study included data on all ambulatory office visits made by patients aged ≥60 years in 2000-2005 in 2 national survey databases representing US ambulatory clinics. Visits with and without a record of anti-osteoporosis medication were identified, and bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine predictive factors for receipt of medication or nonmedication therapy for the prevention and treatment of…
