Trends and Geographical Variability in Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture: A Multilevel Analysis of 30,965 Patients in the Region of Valencia, Spain.

ABSTRACT: Despite improvements in the therapeutic arsenal and the recommendations of guidelines, low rates of prescribing osteoporosis medications are being reported worldwide for patients surviving a hip fracture, and important geographical variation remain. We aimed to describe trends in the proportion of patients that receive osteoporosis medication after hip fracture and to analyze the geographical variation in the prescription of drug therapy and its associated factors in the region of Valencia, Spain. We studied a population-based retrospective cohort of 30,965 patients aged 65 years and older, discharged from hospital after a hip fracture from January 2008 to December 2015, who were followed up for 3 months after discharge to identify the presence of any prescription of osteoporosis medicatio

SUBMITTER: Hurtado I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328445 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature