Effectiveness of an integrated hospital-community care pathway for fragility fractures' secondary prevention: the PROMOTER-II study.

ABSTRACT: As the global population ages, osteoporosis and fragility fractures (FF) are emerging health concerns worldwide. This study assesses the effectiveness of an integrated hospital-community pathway in improving prescription and adherence to anti-fracture treatment. Additionally, it analyzes the re-fracture rate and mortality at a 24-month follow-up from an index FF.

Purpose

Evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated healthcare pathway (IHCP) on appropriateness and adherence to anti-fracture treatment (AFT) in adults aged ≥ 50 years, hospitalized due to fragility fracture (FF). Re-fractures and mortality rates were explored as secondary outcomes.

Methods

Subjects aged 50 years and more, resident in the province of Pavia, Italy, were enrolled at the time of hospital admission due

SUBMITTER: Bogliolo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12708766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature