Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Osteoporosis in Older Men With a History of Falls.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Falls and osteoporosis share the potential clinical end point of fractures among older patients. To date, few fall prevention guidelines incorporate screening for osteoporosis to reduce fall-related fractures.

Objective

To assess the cost-effectiveness of screening for osteoporosis using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) followed by osteoporosis treatment in older men with a history of falls.

Design, setting, and participants

In this economic evaluation, a Markov model was developed to simulate the incidence of major osteoporotic fractures in a hypothetical cohort of community-dwelling men aged 65 years who had fallen at least once in the past year. Data sources included literature published from January 1, 1946, to July 31, 2020. The model adopted a s

SUBMITTER: Ito K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature