Use of Osteoporosis Medications after Hospitalization for Hip Fracture: A Cross-national Study

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 128; no. 5; pp. 519 - 526.e1
• Main Authors: Kim, Seoyoung C., MD, ScD, MSCE, Kim, Mi-Sook, PhD, Sanfélix-Gimeno, Gabriel, PharmD, PhD, Song, Hong Ji, MD, PhD, Liu, Jun, MD, MPH, Hurtado, Isabel, PhD, Peiró, Salvador, MD, PhD, Lee, Joongyub, MD, PhD, Choi, Nam-Kyong, PhD, Park, Byung-Joo, MD, PhD, Avorn, Jerry, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adherence; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bisphosphonate; Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use; Cohort study; Comorbidity; Diphosphonates - therapeutic use; Female; Fractures; Hip fracture; Hip Fractures - epidemiology; Hip Fractures - therapy; Hospitalization; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical research; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fracture; Osteoporotic Fractures - epidemiology; Osteoporotic Fractures - prevention & control; Patient admissions; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Secondary Prevention; Spain - epidemiology; United States - epidemiology; United States; Republic of Korea; Spain; United States > US; South Korea; Adherence; Bisphosphonate; Hip fracture; Osteoporotic fracture; Cohort study

Abstract Background Although current osteoporosis management guidelines recommend use of pharmacologic treatment after hip fracture, the care of such patients has been suboptimal. The objective of this cross-national study was to quantify the use of and adherence to osteoporosis medication after hip...