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Determinants of adherence to osteoporosis treatment in clinical practice.

2006

Introduction: Poor adherence to prescribed treatments is widespread in clinical practice and this can lead to potentially life-threatening events. This problem is apparently very common for osteoporosis treatment but the causes of discontinuation and low compliance are complex and poorly defined. Methods: Global adherence to osteoporosis treatment was specifically addressed in a nation-wide survey carried out in 9851 postmenopausal women referred to 141 Italian centres for osteoporosis management for a follow-up assessment, at least one year after having been prescribed a treatment with one of the following drugs: calcium±vitamin D supplements alone (CaVitD), hormone replacement therapy (HR…

medicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaHormone Replacement TherapyEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentOsteoporosisosteoporosis; Determinants; Treatment adherence; Treatmentadherence; compliance; osteoporosis; persistence; treatmentInternal medicinemedicineTreatment adherenceHumansRaloxifeneDosingVitamin DDeterminantsOsteoporosis PostmenopausalAgedAdherence Compliance Osteoporosis Persistence TreatmentBone Density Conservation Agentsbusiness.industryHormone replacement therapy (menopause)Middle Agedmedicine.diseaseosteoporosisRheumatologyDiscontinuationMenopauseTreatmentItalyOrthopedic surgeryPhysical therapyPatient ComplianceCalciumFemalebusinessmedicine.drugOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
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