Factors associated with initiation of bone-health medication among older adults in primary care in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults at high risk of fragility fracture should be offered pharmacological treatment when not contraindicated, however, under-treatment is common.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate factors associated with bone-health medication initiation in older patients attending primary care.

Design

This was a retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The study used data from forty-four general practices in Ireland from 2011-2017.

Subjects

The study included adults aged ≥ 65 years who were naïve to bone-health medication for 12 months.

Methods

Overall fracture-risk (based on QFracture) and individual fracture-risk factors were described for patients initiated and not initiated onto medication and compared using generalised linear model regression

SUBMITTER: Walsh ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437061 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature