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Xu L, Zhao T, Perry L, Frost SA, Di Tanna GL, Wang S, Chen M, Kolt GS, Jan S, Si L. Return on investment of fracture liaison services: a systematic review and analysis. Osteoporos Int 2024; 35:951-969. [PMID: 38300316 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07027-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Fracture liaison services (FLS) have been proven clinically effective and cost-effective in preventing subsequent fractures among patients with an existing fragility fracture. Little is known about their monetary benefits such as their return on investment (ROI). This systematic review aimed to investigate the ROI of FLS and identify the FLS characteristics with better ROI. Studies on the cost-effectiveness of FLS published between January 2000 and December 2022 were searched from MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane Central. Two independent reviewers conducted study selection and data extraction. ROI was calculated based on the difference between monetary benefits and FLS costs divided by the FLS costs. Subgroup analysis of ROI was performed across FLS types and FLS design details. A total of 23 FLS were included in this review. The majority of them were targeting patients aged over 50 years having fractures without identified sites. The mean ROI of these FLS was 10.49 (with a median ROI of 7.57), and 86.96% of FLS had positive ROI. FLS making treatment recommendations yielded the highest ROI (with a mean ROI of 18.39 and a median of 13.60). Incorporating primary care providers (with a mean ROI of 16.04 and a median of 13.20) or having them as program leaders (with a mean ROI of 12.07 and a median of 12.07) has demonstrated a high ROI. FLS for specific fracture sites had great monetary return. Intensive FLS such as type A and B FLS programs had higher ROI than non-intensive type C and D FLS. This review revealed a 10.49-fold monetary return of FLS. Identified characteristics contributing to greater economic return informed value-for-money FLS designs. Findings highlight the importance of FLS and the feasibility of expanding their contribution in mitigating the economic burden of osteoporotic fracture and are conducive to the promotion of FLS internationally.
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- L Xu
- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Wollongong and South Western Sydney Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Business Economics, Health & Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, No. 101, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, China.
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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Maas L, Boonen A, Wyers CE, Bours S, van den Bergh JP, Evers SM, van Kuijk SMJ, Hiligsmann M. Societal costs before and up to 1 year after the first fracture liaison service visit in patients requiring anti-osteoporosis treatments. Arch Osteoporos 2024; 19:36. [PMID: 38740651 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-024-01390-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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This study aimed to estimate societal and healthcare costs incurred before and 1 year after the first fracture liaison services (FLS) visit and to explore differences in fracture type. All costs after 1 year significantly decreased compared to costs preceding the first visit. Fracture type did not significantly affect costs. INTRODUCTION Limited literature is available on resource utilization and costs of patients visiting fracture liaison services (FLS). This study aimed to estimate the societal and healthcare costs incurred by patients with a recent fracture requiring anti-osteoporosis medication before and 1 year after the first FLS visit and to explore differences according to fracture type. METHODS Resource utilization was collected through a self-reported questionnaire with a 4-month recall on health resource utilization and productivity losses immediately following the first FLS visit, and 4 and 12 months later. Unit costs derived from the national Dutch guideline for economic evaluations were used to compute societal and healthcare costs. Linear mixed-effect models, adjusted for confounders, were used to analyze societal and healthcare costs over time as well as the effect of fracture type on societal and healthcare costs. RESULTS A total of 126 patients from two Dutch FLS centers were included, of whom 72 sustained a major fracture (hip, vertebral, humerus, or radius). Societal costs in the 4 months prior to the first visit (€2911) were significantly higher compared to societal costs 4 months (€711, p-value = 0.009) and 12 months later (€581, p-value = 0.001). Fracture type did not have a significant effect on total societal or healthcare costs. All costs 12 months after the initial visit were numerically lower for major fractures compared to others. CONCLUSION Societal and healthcare costs in the year following the first FLS visit significantly decreased compared to those costs preceding the first visit.
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- Lieke Maas
- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, NUTRIM, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Wang M, Seibel MJ. Secondary fracture prevention in primary care: a narrative review. Osteoporos Int 2024:10.1007/s00198-024-07036-1. [PMID: 38652313 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The global burden of osteoporosis continues to rise with an ageing population. Untreated osteoporotic fractures not only heighten the risk of subsequent fractures but are associated with excess mortality. Although primary care guidelines consistently stress the importance of secondary fracture prevention, fewer than 20% of patients are appropriately treated for osteoporosis following an initial osteoporotic fracture. This worldwide phenomenon is known as the osteoporosis care gap. This literature review examines the barriers to secondary fracture prevention in primary care and evaluates the effectiveness of targeted primary care interventions. Common themes emerged from the majority of qualitative studies, including a need for improved communication between the hospital team and primary care, better defined responsibilities and osteoporosis-directed education for the primary care physicians. Quantitative studies demonstrated that most targeted, intensive interventions aimed at educating patients and their primary care physician about osteoporosis treatment significantly increased rates of investigation and treatment. Greater uptake of models of secondary fracture prevention in primary care is urgently needed to address the osteoporosis care gap.
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- Mawson Wang
- Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, The University of Sydney at Concord Campus, Hospital Rd, Gate 3, Concord, NSW, Australia.
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Concord Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, NSW, Australia.
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- Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, The University of Sydney at Concord Campus, Hospital Rd, Gate 3, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Concord Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Kocijan R, Haschka J, Kraus DA, Pfender A, Frank S, Zwerina J, Behanova M. Perspectives on Fracture Liaison Service in Austria: clinical and economic considerations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1349579. [PMID: 38706701 PMCID: PMC11066262 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1349579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Osteoporosis is a widespread disease and affects over 500,000 people in Austria. Fragility fractures are associated with it and represent not only an individual problem for the patients, but also an enormous burden for the healthcare system. While trauma surgery care is well provided in Vienna, there is an enormous treatment gap in secondary prevention after osteoporotic fracture. Systematic approaches such as the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) aim to identify patients with osteoporosis after fracture, to clarify diagnostically, to initiate specific therapy, and to check therapy adherence. The aim of this article is to describe the practical implementation and operational flow of an already established FLS in Vienna. This includes the identification of potential FLS inpatients, the diagnostic workup, and recommendations for an IT solution for baseline assessment and follow-up of FLS patients. We summarize the concept, benefits, and limitations of FLS and provide prospective as well as clinical and economic considerations for a city-wide FLS, managed from a central location. Future concepts of FLS should include artificial intelligence for vertebral fracture detection and simple IT tools for the implementation of FLS in the outpatient sector.
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- Roland Kocijan
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, School of Medicine, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, School of Medicine, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
- AUVA Traumazentrum Wien, Standort Meidling Abteilung für Traumatologie, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Oesterreichische Gesundheitskasse (OEGK) and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Zubick P, Dahlke S. Family/caregiver influence on osteoporosis management for older people: an integrative review. Osteoporos Int 2024:10.1007/s00198-024-07081-w. [PMID: 38622263 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07081-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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An integrative literature review was conducted to understand family/caregiver influence on osteoporosis management for older people. Findings include caregivers' overprotection, caregivers' risks for fragility fractures due to caregiving role, poor bone health in caregivers, and caregivers' burden and facilitators. Caregivers should be included in bone health and discharge planning. Literature on family/caregiver influence on osteoporosis management for older people is sparse. Older people are prone to osteoporosis and fragility fractures due to their age, often triggering the need for a caregiver after experiencing a fragility fracture. These fractures pose significant costs to the patient and health systems and are projected to increase with the aging population. This study applied an integrative literature review methodology to key literature findings on family/caregiver influence on osteoporosis management for older people. Key findings include caregivers' tendency to overprotect persons who experience hip fracture by limiting mobilization, thus impeding recovery, caregivers' risks for their own fragility fractures due to the demands of their caregiving role, risks of poor bone health in caregivers, and caregivers' experience of significant burden for which facilitators have been identified. Family caregivers of older people with osteoporosis have unique needs and require support and resources, especially after their loved one experiences a hip fracture. Informal caregivers must be considered in bone health education and discharge planning. They should be considered in the creation of osteoporosis guidelines and within the work of fracture liaison services. More research is needed to increase understanding about family caregiver influence on osteoporosis management.
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- Paula Zubick
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9, Canada.
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Bennett MJ, Center JR, Perry L. Establishing consensus recommendations for long-term osteoporosis care for patients who have attended an Australian fracture liaison service: a Delphi study. Osteoporos Int 2024; 35:373-389. [PMID: 38267665 PMCID: PMC10867051 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Coordinating healthcare activities between fracture liaison services (FLS) and primary care is challenging. Using a Delphi technique, we developed 34 consensus statements to support improved care coordination across this healthcare transition. PURPOSE Evidence supporting an optimal coordination strategy between fracture liaison services (FLS) and primary care is lacking. This study aimed to develop consensus statements to support consistency and benchmarking of clinical practice to improve coordination of care for patients transitioning from FLS to primary care following an osteoporotic fracture. METHODS A Delphi technique was used to develop consensus among a panel of experts, including FLS clinicians (medical and non-medical), general practitioners (GPs), and consumers. RESULTS Results of a preparatory questionnaire (n = 33) informed the development of 34 statements for review by expert panellists over two Delphi rounds (n = 25 and n = 19, respectively). The majority of participants were from New South Wales (82%), employed as FLS clinicians (78.8%) and working in metropolitan centres (60.6%). Consensus was achieved for 24/34 statements in round one and 8/10 statements in round two. All statements concerning patient education, communication, and the GP-patient relationship achieved consensus. Expert opinions diverged in some areas of clinician roles and responsibilities and long-term monitoring and management recommendations. CONCLUSION We found clear consensus among experts in many key areas of FLS integration with primary care. While experts agreed that primary care is the most appropriate setting for long-term osteoporosis care, overall confidence in primary care systems to achieve this was low. The role of (and responsibility for) adherence monitoring in a resource-limited setting remains to be defined.
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- Michael J Bennett
- Department of Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
- Department of Endocrinology, The Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, NSW, Australia.
- St George and Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent's Healthcare Clinical School, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
- Prince of Wales Hospital & Community Health Services, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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Xiao B, Liu Y, Chandrasiri I, Adjei-Sowah E, Mereness J, Yan M, Benoit DSW. Bone-Targeted Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System-Mediated Macrophage Modulation for Enhanced Fracture Healing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305336. [PMID: 37797180 PMCID: PMC10922143 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Despite decades of progress, developing minimally invasive bone-specific drug delivery systems (DDS) to improve fracture healing remains a significant clinical challenge. To address this critical therapeutic need, nanoparticle (NP) DDS comprised of poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-b-poly(styrene) (PSMA-b-PS) functionalized with a peptide that targets tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and achieves preferential fracture accumulation has been developed. The delivery of AR28, a glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3β) inhibitor, via the TRAP binding peptide-NP (TBP-NP) expedites fracture healing. Interestingly, however, NPs are predominantly taken up by fracture-associated macrophages rather than cells typically associated with fracture healing. Therefore, the underlying mechanism of healing via TBP-NP is comprehensively investigated herein. TBP-NPAR28 promotes M2 macrophage polarization and enhances osteogenesis in preosteoblast-macrophage co-cultures in vitro. Longitudinal analysis of TBP-NPAR28 -mediated fracture healing reveals distinct spatial distributions of M2 macrophages, an increased M2/M1 ratio, and upregulation of anti-inflammatory and downregulated pro-inflammatory genes compared to controls. This work demonstrates the underlying therapeutic mechanism of bone-targeted NP DDS, which leverages macrophages as druggable targets and modulates M2 macrophage polarization to enhance fracture healing, highlighting the therapeutic benefit of this approach for fractures and bone-associated diseases.
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- Baixue Xiao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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Li N, van den Bergh JP, Boonen A, Wyers CE, Bours SPG, Hiligsmann M. Cost-effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services: a Markov model using Dutch real-world data. Osteoporos Int 2024; 35:293-307. [PMID: 37783759 PMCID: PMC10837229 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06924-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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This study assessed the lifetime cost-effectiveness of a fracture liaison service (FLS) compared to no-FLS in the Netherlands from a societal perspective and suggested that FLS was cost-effective in patients with a recent fracture aged 50 years and older. The implementation of FLS could lead to lifetime health-economic benefits. INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to investigate the lifetime cost-effectiveness of a fracture liaison service (FLS) compared to no-FLS in the Netherlands from a societal perspective and using real-world data. METHODS Annual fracture incidence, treatment scenarios as well as treatment initiation in the years 2017-2019 were collected from a large secondary care hospital in the Netherlands. An individual-level, state transition model was designed to simulate lifetime costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Treatment pathways were differentiated by gender, presence of osteoporosis and/or prevalent vertebral fracture, and treatment status. Results were presented as incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER). Both one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. RESULTS For patients with a recent fracture aged 50 years and older, the presence of an FLS was associated with a lifetime €45 higher cost and 0.11 additional QALY gained leading to an ICER of €409 per QALY gained, indicating FLS was cost-effective compared to no-FLS at the Dutch threshold of €20,000/QALY. The FLS remained cost-effectiveness across different age categories. Our findings were robust in all one-way sensitivity analyses, the higher the treatment initiation rate in FLS, the greater the cost-effective of FLS. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses revealed that FLS was cost-effective in 90% of the simulations at the threshold of €20,000/QALY, with women 92% versus men 84% by gender. CONCLUSION This study provides the first health-economic analysis of FLS in the Netherlands, suggesting the implementation of FLS could lead to lifetime health-economic benefits.
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- N Li
- Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre, VieCuri, Venlo, The Netherlands
- School of Nutrition and Translational Research and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre, VieCuri, Venlo, The Netherlands
- School of Nutrition and Translational Research and Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Hiligsmann M, Silverman SL, Singer AJ, Pearman L, Wang Y, Caminis J, Reginster JY. Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of sequential treatment with abaloparatide in US men and women at very high risk of fractures. Aging Clin Exp Res 2024; 36:14. [PMID: 38289413 PMCID: PMC10827834 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02682-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Osteoporotic-related fractures represent an increasing burden to patients, health care systems and society. AIMS This study estimated cost-effectiveness of sequential treatment with abaloparatide (ABL) followed by alendronate (ALN) compared to relevant alternative strategies in US men and women aged 50 to 80 years at very high fracture risk (bone mineral density T-score ≤ - 2.5 and a recent fracture). METHODS A lifetime Markov-based microsimulation model was used to estimate healthcare costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Comparators were sequential treatment with unbranded teriparatide (TPTD)/ALN, generic ALN monotherapy, and no treatment. Analyses were conducted based on initial fracture site (hip, vertebral, or any fracture) and treatment efficacy data (derived from clinical trials or a recent network meta-analysis). RESULTS From all analyses completed, sequential ABL/ALN demonstrated more QALYs for lower healthcare costs versus unbranded TPTD/ALN. No treatment was dominated (higher costs for less QALYs) versus ALN monotherapy. Sequential ABL/ALN resulted in favorable cost-effectiveness (at US threshold of $150,000/QALY) versus generic ALN monotherapy in men aged ≥ 50 years with any fracture type, women aged ≥ 65 years with any fracture type, and women aged ≥ 55 years having a hip or vertebral fracture. DISCUSSION Similar cost-effectiveness of sequential ABL/ALN versus unbranded TPTD/ALN, ALN monotherapy, and no treatment was observed in both US men and women at very high fracture risk, with a moderate improvement in cost-effectiveness in men versus women and in patients with a hip or vertebral fracture. CONCLUSIONS Sequential therapy with ABL/ALN was cost-effective in US men and women at very high risk of fractures.
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- Mickael Hiligsmann
- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles and the OMC Clinical Research Center, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
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- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium
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Wang M, Seibel MJ. Approach to the Patient With Bone Fracture: Making the First Fracture the Last. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:3345-3352. [PMID: 37290052 PMCID: PMC10655538 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The global burden of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures will increase significantly as we enter a rapidly aging population. Osteoporotic fractures lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of subsequent fractures if left untreated. However, studies have shown that the majority of patients who suffer an osteoporotic fracture are not investigated or treated for osteoporosis, leading to an inexcusable "osteoporosis care gap." Systematic and coordinated models of care in secondary fracture prevention known as fracture liaison services (FLS) have been established to streamline and improve the care of patients with osteoporotic fractures, and employ core principles of identification, investigation, and initiation of treatment. Our approach to the multifaceted care of secondary fracture prevention at a hospital-based FLS is illustrated through several case vignettes.
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- Mawson Wang
- The University of Sydney, Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
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Singh S, van den Berg P, Fergusson K, Martins Pinto J, Koerner-Bungey T, Chan DCD, Boonnasa W, Javaid MK, Speerin R. Preventing the next fragility fracture: a cross-sectional survey of secondary fragility fracture prevention services worldwide. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:e002290. [PMID: 37783521 PMCID: PMC10565135 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been an increasing awareness of the public health impact of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis and the imperative of addressing this health burden with well-designed secondary fragility fracture prevention services (SFFPS). The objectives of this survey, conducted within the international membership of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), were to identify gaps in services and identify the needs for further training and mentorship to improve the quality of SFFPS provided to patients who sustain fragility fractures. METHODS We conducted an electronic cross-sectional survey of FFN Secondary Fracture Prevention Special Interest Group (SIG) members from April 2021 to June 2021 using SurveyMonkey. The survey questions were developed by four SIG members from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, who have experience in developing, implementing and evaluating SFFPS. The sampling framework was convenience sampling of all 1162 registered FFN Secondary Fracture Prevention SIG members. Descriptive analyses were performed for all variables and presented as frequencies and percentages. RESULTS 69 individuals participated in the survey, from 34 different countries over six continents, with a response rate of 6% (69/1162). Almost one-third of respondents (22/69) were from 15 countries within the European continent. Key findings included: (1) 25% of SFFPS only included patients with hip fracture; (2) less than 5% of SFFPS had any mandatory core competencies for training; (3) 38.7% of SFFPS were required to collect key performance indicators; and (4) 9% were collecting patient-reported outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS This survey identified key areas for improving SFFPS, including: expanding the reach of SFFPS to more patients with fragility fracture, developing international core competencies for health provider training, using key performance indicators to improve SFFPS and including the patient voice in SFFPS development. These findings will be used by the FFN to support SFFPS development internationally.
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- Sonia Singh
- Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand-- Nelson Marlborough, Nelson, New Zealand
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Moon RJ, Reginster JY, Al-Daghri NM, Thiyagarajan JA, Beaudart C, Bruyère O, Burlet N, Chandran M, da Silva MC, Conaghan PG, Dere WH, Diez-Perez A, Hadji P, Halbout P, Hiligsmann M, Kanis JA, McCloskey EV, Ormarsdottir S, Prieto-Alhambra D, Radermecker RP, Rizzoli R, Al-Saleh Y, Silverman SL, Simon LS, Thomasius F, van Staa T, Laslop A, Cooper C, Harvey NC. Real-world evidence: new opportunities for osteoporosis research. Recommendations from a Working Group from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO). Osteoporos Int 2023; 34:1283-1299. [PMID: 37351614 PMCID: PMC10382414 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06827-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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This narrative review summarises the recommendations of a Working Group of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) for the conduct and reporting of real-world evidence studies with a focus on osteoporosis research. PURPOSE Vast amounts of data are routinely generated at every healthcare contact and activity, and there is increasing recognition that these real-world data can be analysed to generate scientific evidence. Real-world evidence (RWE) is increasingly used to delineate the natural history of disease, assess real-life drug effectiveness, understand adverse events and in health economic analysis. The aim of this work was to understand the benefits and limitations of this type of data and outline approaches to ensure that transparent and high-quality evidence is generated. METHODS A ESCEO Working Group was convened in December 2022 to discuss the applicability of RWE to osteoporosis research and approaches to best practice. RESULTS This narrative review summarises the agreed recommendations for the conduct and reporting of RWE studies with a focus on osteoporosis research. CONCLUSIONS It is imperative that research using real-world data is conducted to the highest standards with close attention to limitations and biases of these data, and with transparency at all stages of study design, data acquisition and curation, analysis and reporting to increase the trustworthiness of RWE study findings.
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- Rebecca J Moon
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
- Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Ageing, Liège, Belgium
- Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Ageing, Liège, Belgium
- Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Ageing, Liège, Belgium
- Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Autonomous University of Barcelona and CIBERFES, Instituto Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Frankfurt Centre for Bone Health, Frankfurt, Germany
- Philipps University of Marburg, Hesse, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research in Musculoskeletal Ageing, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Mellanby Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Health Informatics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Scientific Office, Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
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Lim WX, Khor HM, Lee JK, Ong T. Fracture Liaison Service and Its Role in Secondary Fracture Prevention in Malaysia: A Scoping Review. Malays Orthop J 2023; 17:1-6. [PMID: 37583523 PMCID: PMC10425002 DOI: 10.5704/moj.2307.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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Introduction Fragility fractures, which occur after a low-trauma injury, increases with advancing age. Such fracture doubles the life-time risk of sustaining another fracture. This risk is highest in the immediate 18 months after the index fracture. However, most patients do not receive the appropriate risk assessment and intervention to reduce this risk. A coordinated model of care termed Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) has been reported to address this treatment gap. Materials and methods This scoping review aims to explore the potential role and delivery of FLS services in Malaysia. Scientific and non-scientific sources relevant to FLS were identified from electronic bibliographic databases, specialist journals and relevant websites. Findings were categorised into themes and presented narratively. Results FLS services remain concentrated in the Klang Valley. Even within FLS services, many do not have extensive coverage to risk assess all fracture patients. These services are multidisciplinary in nature where there are links between different departments, such as orthopaedics, osteoporosis expertise, bone densitometry, rehabilitation, falls services and primary care. FLS was able to increase the number of people undergoing fracture risk assessment and treatment. The importance of FLS was highlighted by local experts and stakeholders. Its implementation and delivery are supported by a number of national guidelines. Conclusion FLS is central to our national efforts to reduce the impending fragility fracture crisis in the coming years. Continued effort is needed to increase coverage within FLS services and across the country. Training, awareness of the problem, research, and policy change will support this endeavour.
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- W X Lim
- Department of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Beacon Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Rubiño FJ, Naranjo A, Molina A, Fuentes S, Santana F, Navarro R, Montesdeoca A, Fernández T, Lorenzo JA, Ojeda S. Active identification of vertebral fracture in the FLS model of care. Arch Osteoporos 2023; 18:89. [PMID: 37382649 PMCID: PMC10310566 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-023-01289-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The identification of vertebral fracture is a key point in an FLS. We have analyzed the characteristics of 570 patients according to the route of identification (referral by other doctors, emergency registry or through VFA), concluding that promoting referral by other doctors with a training campaign is effective. PURPOSE Vertebral fractures (VF) are associated with increased risk of further VFs. Our objective was to analyze the characteristics of patients with VF seen in a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). METHODS An observational study was carried out on patients with VF referred to the outpatient metabolic clinic (OMC) after a training campaign, identified in the emergency registry, and captured by VF assessment with bone densitometry (DXA-VFA) in patients with non-VFs. Patients with traumatic VF or VF > 1 year, infiltrative or neoplastic disease were excluded. The number and severity of VFs (Genant) were analyzed. Treatment initiation in the first 6 months after baseline visit was reviewed. RESULTS Overall, 570 patients were included, mean age 73. The most common route for identifying VF was through referral to OMC (303 cases), followed by the emergency registry (198) and DXA-VFA (69). Osteoporosis by DXA was found in 312 (58%) patients and 259 (45%) had ≥ 2 VFs. The rate of grade 3 VFs was highest among patients on the emergency registry. Those identified through OMC had a higher number of VFs, a higher rate of osteoporosis, more risk factors and greater treatment initiation. Patients with VFs detected by DXA-VFA were mostly women with a single VF and had a lower rate of osteoporosis by DXA. CONCLUSIONS We present the distribution of VFs by the route of identification in an FLS. Promoting referral by other doctors with a training campaign may help in the quality improvement of the FLS-based model of care.
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- Francisco J Rubiño
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain.
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedics, Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedics, Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedics, Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Orthopedics, Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Reumatología Barranco de La Ballena, 35011, Las Palmas, Spain
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Verdonck C, Willems R, Liesbeth B. Osteoporosis care through an Integrated, People-Centred Health Services framework lens: a hybrid qualitative analysis of international patient experiences. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072031. [PMID: 37385742 PMCID: PMC10314707 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Globally, patients with osteoporosis have unmet needs in terms of care accessibility, patient-centredness and care comprehensiveness. The WHO developed the Integrated, People-Centred Health Services (IPCHS) framework to reorient and integrate healthcare systems using 5 interdependent strategies and 20 substrategies. Patients' perspectives with regard to these strategies are poorly understood. We sought to relate patient-experienced gaps in osteoporosis care to the IPCHS strategies and identify key strategies to guide osteoporosis care reforms. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Qualitative online study of the experiences of international patients with osteoporosis. PROCEDURE Two researchers conducted semi-structured interviews in English, Dutch, Spanish and French that were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Patients were categorised according to their countries' healthcare systems (universal, public/private and private) and fracture status. A hybrid (sequential theory-driven and data-driven) analysis was performed, with the IPCHS framework used for the theory-driven analysis. RESULTS Thirty-five patients (33 women) from 14 countries participated. Twenty-two patients had universal healthcare and 18 had experienced fragility fractures. Prioritised substrategies overlapped among healthcare systems, with reported shortcomings related primarily to 'empowering and engaging individuals and families' and 'coordinating care' (at varying levels). Patients with all healthcare types prioritised 'reorienting care', with different substrategies prioritised. Patients with private healthcare called for 'improving funding and reforming payment systems'. Substrategy prioritisation did not differ between those receiving primary and secondary fracture prevention. CONCLUSION Patients' experiences with osteoporosis care are universal. Given the current care gaps and associated patient burdens, policymakers should make osteoporosis a(n) (inter)national health priority. Integrated osteoporosis care reforms should focus on patient-reported experiences with and be guided by priorities in IPCHS strategies, taking into account the healthcare system context.
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- Caroline Verdonck
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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Taylor R, Sullivan D, Reeves P, Kerr N, Sawyer A, Schwartzkoff E, Bailey A, Williams C, Hure A. A Scoping Review of Economic Evaluations to Inform the Reorientation of Preventive Health Services in Australia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6139. [PMID: 37372726 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20126139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The Australian National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 recommended the establishment of evidence-based frameworks to enable local public health services to identify strategies and interventions that deliver value for money. This study aimed to review the cost-effectiveness of preventive health strategies to inform the reorientation of local public health services towards preventive health interventions that are financially sustainable. Four electronic databases were searched for reviews published between 2005 and February 2022. Reviews that met the following criteria were included: population: human studies, any age or sex; concept 1: primary and/or secondary prevention interventions; concept 2: full economic evaluation; context: local public health services as the provider of concept 1. The search identified 472 articles; 26 were included. Focus health areas included mental health (n = 3 reviews), obesity (n = 1), type 2 diabetes (n = 3), dental caries (n = 2), public health (n = 4), chronic disease (n = 5), sexual health (n = 1), immunisation (n = 1), smoking cessation (n = 3), reducing alcohol (n = 1), and fractures (n = 2). Interventions that targeted obesity, type 2 diabetes, smoking cessation, and fractures were deemed cost-effective, however, more studies are needed, especially those that consider equity in priority populations.
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- Rachael Taylor
- Health Economics and Impact, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Health Economics and Impact, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia
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- Health Economics and Impact, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia
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- Health Promotion, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
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- Health Promotion, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
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- Health Promotion, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
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- Research and Knowledge Translation Directorate, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444, Australia
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- Research and Knowledge Translation Directorate, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444, Australia
- University Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, 61 Uralba Street, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Health Economics and Impact, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Verdonck C, Willems R, Borgermans L. Implementation and operationalization of Integrated People-Centred Health Services delivery strategies in integrated osteoporosis care (IOC) initiatives: a systematic review. Osteoporos Int 2023; 34:841-865. [PMID: 36695826 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06678-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Integrated Osteoporosis Care (IOC) has been emerging over the past decade. To support integrated care initiatives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed the Integrated People Centred Health Services (IPCHS) framework, which consists of five interdependent strategies. Five electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, World of Science, CINAHL, and Scopus) were searched for relevant studies published from January 1, 2010 to December 2022. Initiatives implementing collaborative practices and at least two IPCHS strategies were included. Quality assessment was performed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project checklist. Seventy-six publications describing 69 implementations met the inclusion criteria; 90% of them were implemented at the hospital level, and over half focused on secondary fracture prevention. Three implementations captured all five IPCHS strategies, and half applied three. Substrategies targeting individuals as beneficiaries were frequently employed. Substrategies requiring fundamental shifts (e.g., systemic coordination and updating) were seldomly implemented. Substantive heterogeneity in substrategy operationalization was observed. Patient education, standardized care, team-based care, care coordinators, and health care provider training were commonly pursued. IOC interventions have focused mainly on secondary fracture prevention in a hospital setting and have been narrowly operationalized. Future implementation should: employ all five IPCHS strategies; better align programmes, providers, and regulatory frameworks, while adapting funding mechanisms; and operationalize broader and more innovative substrategies.Registration: This review has been registered at the international prospective register of systematic reviews PROSPERO (CRD42021250244).
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- Caroline Verdonck
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Li N, Beaudart C, Cauley JA, Ing SW, Lane NE, Reginster JY, Silverman S, Singer AJ, Hiligsmann M. Cost Effectiveness Analyses of Interventions for Osteoporosis in Men: A Systematic Literature Review. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2023; 41:363-391. [PMID: 36738425 PMCID: PMC10020287 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-022-01239-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is often considered to be a disease of women. Over the last few years, owing to the increasing clinical and economic burden, the awareness and imperative for identifying and managing osteoporosis in men have increased substantially. With the approval of agents to treat men with osteoporosis, more economic evaluations have been conducted to assess the potential economic benefits of these interventions. Despite this concern, there is no specific overview of cost-effectiveness analyses for the treatment of osteoporosis in men. OBJECTIVES This study aims (1) to systematically review economic evaluations of interventions for osteoporosis in men; (2) to critically appraise the quality of included studies and the source of model input data; and (3) to investigate the comparability of results for studies including both men and women. METHODS A literature search mainly using MEDLINE (via Ovid) and Embase databases was undertaken to identify original articles published between 1 January, 2000 and 30 June, 2022. Studies that assessed the cost effectiveness of interventions for osteoporosis in men were included. The Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases and the International Osteoporosis Foundation osteoporosis-specific guideline was used to assess the quality of design, conduct, and reporting of included studies. RESULTS Of 2973 articles identified, 25 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria, classified into economic evaluations of active drugs (n = 8) or nutritional supplements (n = 4), intervention thresholds (n = 5), screening strategies (n = 6), and post-fracture care programs (n = 2). Most studies were conducted in European countries (n = 15), followed by North America (n = 9). Bisphosphonates (namely alendronate) and nutritional supplements were shown to be generally cost effective compared with no treatment in men over 60 years of age with osteoporosis or prior fractures. Two other studies suggested that denosumab was cost effective in men aged 75 years and older with osteoporosis compared with bisphosphates and teriparatide. Intervention thresholds at which bisphosphonates were found to be cost effective varied among studies with a 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture that ranged from 8.9 to 34.2% for different age categories. A few studies suggested cost effectiveness of screening strategies and post-fracture care programs in men. Similar findings regarding the cost effectiveness of drugs and intervention thresholds in women and men were captured, with slightly greater incremental cost-effectiveness ratios in men. The quality of the studies included had an average score of 18.8 out of 25 (range 13-23.5). Hip fracture incidence and mortality risk were mainly derived from studies in men, while fracture cost, treatment efficacy, and disutility were commonly derived from studies in women or studies combining both sexes. CONCLUSIONS Anti-osteoporosis drugs and nutritional supplements are generally cost effective in men with osteoporosis. Screening strategies and post-fracture care programs also showed economic benefits for men. Cost-effectiveness and intervention thresholds were generally similar in studies conducted in both men and women, with slightly greater incremental cost-effectiveness ratios in men.
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- Nannan Li
- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California at Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium
- Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Pinedo-Villanueva R, Burn E, Maronga C, Cooper C, Javaid MK. Expected Benefits and Budget Impact From a Microsimulation Model Support the Prioritization and Implementation of Fracture Liaison Services. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:499-511. [PMID: 36662166 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Osteoporotic-related fractures cause significant patient disability, leading to a growing burden on health care systems. Effective secondary fracture prevention can be delivered by fracture liaison services (FLSs), but these are not available in most countries. A major barrier is insufficient policy prioritization, helped by the lack of economic assessments using national data and providing estimates of patient outcomes alongside health care resource use and cost impacts. The aim of this study was to develop an economic model to estimate the benefits and budget impact of FLSs and support their wider international implementation. Five interconnected stages were undertaken: establishment of a generic patient pathway; model design; identification of model inputs; internal validation and output generation; and scenario analyses. A generic patient pathway including FLS activities was built to underpin the economic model. A state-based microsimulation model was developed to estimate the impact of FLSs compared with current practice for men and women aged 50 years or older with a fragility fracture. The model provides estimates for health outcomes (subsequent fractures avoided and quality-adjusted life years [QALYs]), resource use, and health and social care costs, including those necessary for FLSs to operate, over 5 years. The model was run for an exemplar country the size of the United Kingdom. FLSs were estimated to lead to a reduction of 13,149 subsequent fractures and a gain of 11,709 QALYs. Hospital-bed days would be reduced by 120,989 and surgeries by 6455, while 3556 person-years of institutional social care would be avoided. Expected costs per QALY gained placed FLSs as highly cost-effective at £8258 per QALY gained over the first 5 years. Ten different scenarios were modeled using different configurations of FLSs. Further work to develop country-specific models is underway to delivery crucial national level data to inform the prioritization of FLSs by policy makers. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Corrao G, Biffi A, Porcu G, Ronco R, Adami G, Alvaro R, Bogini R, Caputi AP, Cianferotti L, Frediani B, Gatti D, Gonnelli S, Iolascon G, Lenzi A, Leone S, Michieli R, Migliaccio S, Nicoletti T, Paoletta M, Pennini A, Piccirilli E, Rossini M, Tarantino U, Brandi ML. Executive summary: Italian guidelines for diagnosis, risk stratification, and care continuity of fragility fractures 2021. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1137671. [PMID: 37143730 PMCID: PMC10151776 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1137671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Background Fragility fractures are a major public health concern owing to their worrying and growing burden and their onerous burden upon health systems. There is now a substantial body of evidence that individuals who have already suffered a fragility fracture are at a greater risk for further fractures, thus suggesting the potential for secondary prevention in this field. Purpose This guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for recognizing, stratifying the risk, treating, and managing patients with fragility fracture. This is a summary version of the full Italian guideline. Methods The Italian Fragility Fracture Team appointed by the Italian National Health Institute was employed from January 2020 to February 2021 to (i) identify previously published systematic reviews and guidelines on the field, (ii) formulate relevant clinical questions, (iii) systematically review literature and summarize evidence, (iv) draft the Evidence to Decision Framework, and (v) formulate recommendations. Results Overall, 351 original papers were included in our systematic review to answer six clinical questions. Recommendations were categorized into issues concerning (i) frailty recognition as the cause of bone fracture, (ii) (re)fracture risk assessment, for prioritizing interventions, and (iii) treatment and management of patients experiencing fragility fractures. Six recommendations were overall developed, of which one, four, and one were of high, moderate, and low quality, respectively. Conclusions The current guidelines provide guidance to support individualized management of patients experiencing non-traumatic bone fracture to benefit from secondary prevention of (re)fracture. Although our recommendations are based on the best available evidence, questionable quality evidence is still available for some relevant clinical questions, so future research has the potential to reduce uncertainty about the effects of intervention and the reasons for doing so at a reasonable cost.
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- Giovanni Corrao
- National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, Laboratory of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giovanni Corrao, ; Maria Luisa Brandi,
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- National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, Laboratory of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, Laboratory of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Healthcare Research and Pharmacoepidemiology, Laboratory of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Italian Bone Disease Research Foundation, Fondazione Italiana Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Osso (FIRMO), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, Rome, Italy
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- AMICI Onlus, Associazione Nazionale per le Malattie Infiammatorie Croniche dell’Intestino, Milan, Italy
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- Italian Society of General Medicine and Primary Care Società Italiana di Medicina Generale e delle cure primarie (SIMG), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Foro Italico University, Rome, Italy
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- CnAMC, Coordinamento nazionale delle Associazioni dei Malati Cronici e rari di Cittadinanzattiva, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, “Policlinico Tor Vergata” Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, “Policlinico Tor Vergata” Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Italian Bone Disease Research Foundation, Fondazione Italiana Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Osso (FIRMO), Florence, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giovanni Corrao, ; Maria Luisa Brandi,
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Tarantino U, Cariati I, Greggi C, Iundusi R, Gasbarra E, Iolascon G, Kurth A, Akesson KE, Bouxsein M, Tranquilli Leali P, Civinini R, Falez F, Brandi ML. Gaps and alternative surgical and non-surgical approaches in the bone fragility management: an updated review. Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:2467-2478. [PMID: 35851407 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06482-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Osteoporotic fractures are one of the major problems facing healthcare systems worldwide. Undoubtedly, fragility fractures of the hip represent a far greater burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs than other fracture sites. However, despite the significant impact on the health and quality of life of older adults, there is a general lack of awareness of osteoporosis, which results in suboptimal care. In fact, most high-risk individuals are never identified and do not receive adequate treatment, leading to further fragility fractures and worsening health status. Furthermore, considering the substantial treatment gap and the proven cost-effectiveness of fracture prevention programs such as Fracture Liaison Services, urgent action is needed to ensure that all individuals at high risk of fragility fracture are adequately assessed and treated. Based on this evidence, the aim of our review was to (i) provide an overview and comparison of the burden and management of fragility fractures, highlighting the main gaps, and (ii) highlight the importance of using alternative approaches, both surgical and non-surgical, with the aim of implementing early prevention of osteoporotic fractures and improving the management of osteoporotic patients at imminent and/or very high risk of fracture.
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- Umberto Tarantino
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Policlinico Tor Vergata" Foundation, Viale Oxford 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
- PhD in Medical-Surgical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
- PhD in Medical-Surgical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Policlinico Tor Vergata" Foundation, Viale Oxford 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Policlinico Tor Vergata" Foundation, Viale Oxford 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Community Clinics Middle Rhine, Campus Kemperhof, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University and Department of Orthopedics, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Harvard Medical School, BIDMC, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, S. Spirito Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Improving referrals to a fracture liaison service: Screening for osteoporosis. Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs 2022; 47:100964. [PMID: 36423534 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2022.100964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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With the elderly population living longer and 'baby boomer's now reaching the age of 65, there is great concern regarding a lack of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a well-known problem, yet there continue to be gaps regarding screening and treatment. An orthopaedic practice in the Southeastern United States specializing in bone health has an internal Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) that was not being fully utilized by the providers. A quality improvement project was implemented following the recommended FLS guidelines to identify individuals that should receive referral to the FLS. Chart audits were completed to analyze both pre- and post-implementation phases. An alert button was introduced into the electronic health record to prompt orthopaedic surgeons to refer to the FLS clinic when individuals met the requirements of age and a first-time fragility fracture. Descriptive data showed 5% FLS referrals in 2019. After implementation of the alert button the FLS referrals for 2020 were 19%, providing a 14% overall improvement rate. Evidence supports using standardized screening processes and that referring to an FLS is best practice for improving the treatment of osteoporosis and for decreasing morbidity, mortality, and health care cost.
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Recommendations on the post-acute management of the osteoporotic fracture - Patients with "very-high" Re-fracture risk. J Orthop Translat 2022; 37:94-99. [PMID: 36262963 PMCID: PMC9562437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2022.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease where there is low bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, leading to an increased risk of a fragility fracture. The aim of this clinical guideline from Fragility Fracture Network Hong Kong SAR, is to provide evidence-based recommendations on the post-acute treatment of the osteoporotic fracture patient that presents for clinical care at the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). It is now well established that the incidence of a second fracture is especially high after the first 2 years of the initial osteoporotic fracture. Therefore, the recent osteoporotic fracture should be categorized as “very-high” re-fracture risk. Due to the significant number of silent vertebral fractures in the elderly population, it is also recommended that vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) should be incorporated into FLS. This would have diagnostic and treatment implications for the osteoporotic fracture patient. The use of a potent anti-osteoporotic agent, and preferably an anabolic followed by an anti-resorptive agent should be considered, as larger improvements in BMD is strongly associated with a reduction in fractures. Managing other risk factors including falls and sarcopenia are imperative during rehabilitation and prevention of another fracture. Although of low incidence, one should remain vigilant of the atypical femoral fracture. The aging population is increasing worldwide, and it is expected that the treatment of osteoporotic fractures will be routine. The recommendations are anticipated to aid in the daily clinical practice for clinicians. The Translational potential of this article Fragility fractures have become a common encounter in clinical practise in the hospital setting. This article provides recommendations on the post-acute management of fragility fracture patients at the FLS.
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A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services in China. Arch Osteoporos 2022; 17:132. [PMID: 36195760 PMCID: PMC9532296 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-022-01170-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This study is a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services (FLS) in China, suggesting that FLS could potentially lead to lifetime cost-saving in patients who have experienced a fracture. However, Chinese-specific real-world data is needed to confirm the results of our study. PURPOSE The study aimed to assess the potential cost-effectiveness of fracture liaison services (FLS) from the Chinese healthcare perspective with a lifetime horizon. METHODS A previously validated Markov microsimulation model was adapted to estimate the cost-effectiveness of FLS compared to no-FLS. The evaluation was conducted in patients aged 65 years with a recent fracture. Treatment pathways were differentiated by gender, FLS attendance, osteoporosis diagnosis, treatment initiation, and adherence. Given the uncertainty in FLS cost, the cost in the base-case analysis was assumed at US$200. Analyses were also performed to determine the maximum cost for making the FLS cost-saving and cost-effective at the Chinese willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold. One-way sensitivity analyses were conducted. RESULTS When compared with no-FLS, the FLS was dominant (lower costs, higher quality-adjusted life years) in our target population at the FLS cost of US$200 per patient. For every 100 patients who were admitted to the FLS, approximately four hip fractures, nine clinical vertebral fractures, and three wrist fractures would be avoided over their lifetimes. Our findings were robust to numerous one-way sensitivity analyses; however, the FLS was not cost-effective in patients aged 80 years and older. CONCLUSION FLS could potentially lead to lifetime cost-saving in patients who have experienced a fracture. Our study informs the potential cost-effectiveness of FLS and the knowledge gap in China; more future research incorporating Chinese-specific real-world data are needed to confirm the results of our study and to better evaluate the cost-effectiveness of FLS in China.
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Jang S, Lee YK, Ha YC, Jang S. The Potential Economic Benefits of an Alarm Service in Order Communication Systems in Korea: a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Less-Intensive Fracture Liaison Services Based on a Prospective Cohort Study. Calcif Tissue Int 2022; 111:380-390. [PMID: 35790553 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-01000-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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An alarm service in an order communication system (OCS) was found to be effective at increasing the rate of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing and treatment in South Korea, but its cost-effectiveness remains unknown. We used a Markov model to determine the cost-effectiveness of the alarm service in the OCS compared to no alarm service for the post-fracture management of subjects aged 50 years and older with fragility fractures. DXA testing and treatment data were collected from a prospective cohort study. The prevalence of osteoporotic fractures, the subsequent risk of hip fracture, and healthcare costs were obtained using Korea National Health Insurance claims data. The lifetime cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained were estimated from a healthcare perspective. A probabilistic sensitivity analysis was performed to examine the uncertainty of the results. The alarm service increased treatment by 125 per 1000 patients and prevented 3 hip fractures per 1000 patients. The alarm service cost an additional 249,393 KRW and resulted in an increase of 0.008 QALYs per patient compared to no alarm service. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was 31,174,125 KRW (26,843 USD) per QALY gained. The alarm service was cost-effective than no alarm service if the willingness to pay setting as 1GDP per capita (29,288 USD) per QALY gained. This study shows that less-intensive fracture liaison services, such as an alarm service, are cost-effective for patients aged 50 years and older with osteoporotic fractures in Korea. An intensive model, including enhanced identification and education, could further prevent the risk of refracture and improve cost-effectiveness.
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- Suhyun Jang
- College of Pharmacy and Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoe-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, BUMIN Hospital, 389 Gonghang-daero, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 07590, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoe-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 21936, Republic of Korea.
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Carey JJ, Chih-Hsing Wu P, Bergin D. Risk assessment tools for osteoporosis and fractures in 2022. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2022; 36:101775. [PMID: 36050210 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2022.101775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Osteoporosis is one of the frequently encountered non-communicable diseases in the world today. Several hundred million people have osteoporosis, with many more at risk. The clinical feature is a fragility fracture (FF), which results in major reductions in the quality and quantity of life, coupled with a huge financial burden. In recognition of the growing importance, the World Health Organisation established a working group 30 years ago tasked with providing a comprehensive report to understand and assess the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the most widely endorsed technology for assessing the risk of fracture or diagnosing osteoporosis before a fracture occurs, but others are available. In clinical practice, important distinctions are essential to optimise the use of risk assessments. Traditional tools lack specificity and were designed for populations to identify groups at higher risk using a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. Much has changed, though the purpose of risk assessment tools remains the same. In 2022, many tools are available to aid the identification of those most at risk, either likely to have osteoporosis or suffer the clinical consequence. Modern technology, enhanced imaging, proteomics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and big data science will greatly advance a more personalised risk assessment into the future. Clinicians today need to understand not only which tool is most effective and efficient for use in their practice, but also which tool to use for which patient and for what purpose. A greater understanding of the process of risk assessment, deciding who should be screened, and how to assess fracture risk and prognosis in older men and women more comprehensively will greatly reduce the burden of osteoporosis for patients, society, and healthcare systems worldwide. In this paper, we review the current status of risk assessment, screening and best practice for osteoporosis, summarise areas of uncertainty, and make some suggestions for future developments, including a more personalised approach for individuals.
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- John J Carey
- National University of Ireland Galway, 1007, Clinical Sciences Institute, Galway, H91 V4AY, Ireland.
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- Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Director, Obesity/Osteoporosis Special Clinic, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan
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- National University of Ireland Galway, 1007, Clinical Sciences Institute, Galway, H91 V4AY, Ireland; Galway University Hospitals, Ireland
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Hiligsmann M, Li N, Cooper C, Reginster JY, Silverman S, Carswell C, Husereau D. Improving the reporting of economic evaluation in osteoporosis: the value of CHEERS 2022 statement. Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:1641-1642. [PMID: 35414136 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06400-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- M Hiligsmann
- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Duboisdomein 30, 6229 GT, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Duboisdomein 30, 6229 GT, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculo-Skeletal Health and Ageing, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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- Adis Journals, Springer Nature, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Fracture liaison: A crucial tool in the fight against fragility fracture. Maturitas 2022; 165:26-32. [PMID: 35863271 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Over the course of the first half of the 21st century the age structure of the human population will have undergone dramatic change, leading to what has been described by the Fragility Fracture Network and the International Osteoporosis Foundation as a new demographic era. In the absence of widespread implementation of systematic approaches to chronic disease management, and prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in particular, fracture rates among older people will increase significantly by mid-century. The purpose of this narrative review is to characterise the current and projected burden of fragility fractures, evaluate current gaps in delivery of best clinical practice, and summarise the literature on the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) model of care. A definition of FLS is provided, in addition to findings of systematic reviews and associated meta-analyses conducted to assess the clinical and economic benefits of FLS. Initiatives intended to enable benchmarking of the quality of care provided by FLS are reviewed, including the flagship International Osteoporosis Foundation Capture the Fracture® Programme and examples of national clinical standards for FLS from several countries. The emergence of national clinical registries to facilitate benchmarking against clinical standards is also considered. Finally, a precis is provided of several global and regional initiatives that aim to support changes in healthcare policy to provide funding, at scale, to support widespread implementation of FLS.
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Naranjo A, Prieto-Alhambra D, Sánchez-Martín J, Pérez-Mitru A, Brosa M. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Fracture Liaison Services Compared with Standard of Care in the Secondary Prevention of Fragility Fractures in Spain. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2022; 14:249-264. [PMID: 35492806 PMCID: PMC9041144 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s350790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess the cost-effectiveness of a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) compared with standard care for the secondary prevention of fragility fractures in Spain. Methods Patients with osteoporosis and an initial fragility fracture who were candidates to initiate osteoporosis treatment (mean age 65 years, 90.7% female) were included in the model. Disease progression was simulated with a Markov model through seven health states (with and without osteoporosis treatment, subsequent hip, vertebral, forearm and humerus fracture, and death). A time horizon of 10 years and a 6-month duration per cycle was set. Clinical, economic, and quality of life parameters were estimated from the literature and Spanish clinical practice. Resource use and treatment patterns were validated by an expert panel. The Spanish National Health System (SNS) perspective was adopted, taking direct costs (€; 2020) into account. Effectiveness was measured in life-years gained (LYG) and quality-adjusted life years gained (QALYs). A discount rate of 3% was applied to costs and outcomes. The uncertainty of the parameters was assessed using deterministic, scenario and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (1000 iterations). Results Setting up a FLS for the secondary prevention of fragility fractures in Spain would provide better osteoporosis treatment initiation and persistence. This would reduce subsequent fragility fractures, disutilities and deaths. FLS would have greater clinical benefits (0.008 and 0.082 LYG and QALY gained per patient, respectively) and higher costs (€563.69 per patient) compared with standard care, leading to an incremental cost-utility ratio of €6855.23 per QALY gained over the 10 years horizon. The sensitivity analyses showed limited dispersion of the base case results, corroborating their robustness. Conclusion From the SNS perspective and considering Spanish willingness-to-pay thresholds, the introduction of FLS for the secondary prevention of fragility fractures would be a cost-effective strategy.
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- Antonio Naranjo
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35011, Spain
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- Market Access Area, Pharmalex Spain, Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: Alejandro Pérez-Mitru, Market Access Area, Pharmalex Spain, C/ Comte d’Urgell, 240, 2-D, Barcelona, 08036, Spain, Tel +34 932 521 377, Fax +34 937 379 984, Email
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- Market Access Area, Pharmalex Spain, Barcelona, Spain
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Qian XX, Chen Z, Fong DYT, Ho M, Chau PH. Post-hospital falls incidence and risk factors among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age Ageing 2022; 51:6408804. [PMID: 34718373 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Post-hospital falls constitute a significant health concern for older adults who have been recently discharged from the hospital. OBJECTIVES To systematically summarise existing evidence on the incidence and risk factors for post-hospital falls among older adults. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. Six electronic databases were searched to identify cohort studies investigating the incidence and risk factors for post-hospital falls in older adults. The incidence and risk factors for post-hospital falls were extracted. The meta-analysis was used to calculate pooled incidences and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The meta-regression and subgroup meta-analysis were conducted to explore sources of heterogeneity in incidence proportions across the eligible studies. A qualitative synthesis was performed for the post-hospital falls risk factors. RESULTS Eighteen studies from eight countries (n = 9,080,568) were included. The pooled incidence proportion of any and recurrent post-hospital falls was 14% (95% CI: 13%-15%) and 10% (95% CI: 5%-14%), respectively. Follow-up period, study quality, study country, setting, percentage of female subjects, percentage of subjects with previous falls and the primary data collection method for falls significantly contributed to the 64.8% of the heterogeneity in incidence proportions. Twenty-six risk factors for post-hospital falls were identified in the eligible studies, where biological factors were the most commonly identified factors. The highest risks were reported for previous falls, previous fractures, delirium and neurological diseases. CONCLUSION The findings of this study suggested future post-hospital falls prevention should prioritise the needs of older adults with the dominant risk factors. Further investigations into the period-specific incidence and socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for post-hospital falls are also required.
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- Xing Xing Qian
- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Lu Fam, Hong Kong
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Lu Fam, Hong Kong
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Lu Fam, Hong Kong
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Lu Fam, Hong Kong
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Lu Fam, Hong Kong
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The current situation in the approach to osteoporosis in older adults in Turkey: areas in need of improvement with a model for other populations. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:179. [PMID: 34846612 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01038-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The total number of older adults in Turkey is striking, amounting to around 8 million, and this translates into considerably higher numbers of cases of osteoporosis (OP) and fractures in older adults. In this article, we outlined the current situation of OP in older adults in Turkey and investigated the differences between Turkey and a representative developed European country (Belgium), in terms of the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of OP. Our intention in this regard was to identify areas in need of improvement and subsequently to make a clear call for action to address these issues. METHODS Herein, considering the steps related to the OP approach, we made a complete review of the studies conducted in Turkey and compared with the literature recommendations. RESULTS There is a need for a national osteoporotic fracture registry; measures should be taken to improve the screening and treatment of OP in older males, such as educational activities; technicians involved in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning should undergo routine periodic training; all DXA centers should identify center-specific least significant change values; all older adults should be considered for routine lateral dorsolumbar X-ray imaging for the screening of vertebral fractures while ordering DXA scans; the inclusion of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) software in DXA assessments should be considered; screening using a fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) algorithm that is specific to Turkey should be integrated; the fortification of foods with vitamin D is required; the high fracture risk by country-specific FRAX algorithm and the presence of falls/high fall risk should be integrated in reimbursement terms; and finally, more "fracture liaison services" should be established. CONCLUSION We suggest that the practical consideration of our suggestions will provide considerable support to the efforts for combating with the adverse consequences of OP in society. This approach can be subsequently modeled for other populations to improve the management of OP globally.
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Wong RMY, Ko SY, Chau WW, Lee LCY, Chow SKH, Cheung WH, Law SW. The first reported fracture liaison service (FLS) for vertebral fractures in China: is muscle the missing gap? Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:168. [PMID: 34743234 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01036-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Fracture liaison services (FLS) have been implemented worldwide, but we present one of the first reported experiences in China. Only 1 out of 226 patients had a secondary fracture within 1 year. This serves as a platform to improving solutions and decreasing imminent fractures for future use nationwide in China. INTRODUCTION Fracture liaison services (FLS) have been implemented worldwide but we present one of the first reported experiences in China. Vertebral fragility fracture is one of the earliest fracture to occur. The objective of this study was to implement a dedicated fracture service to decrease imminent fractures for future use nationwide in China. METHODS Patients 50 years or older with a recent vertebral compression fracture were recruited. All patients were offered investigation with DXA scan and blood taking. Treatment was provided with calcium and vitamin D supplements and denosumab injections. The primary outcome was the imminent fracture rate or the re-fracture rate occurring within 2 years of the initial one. Secondary outcomes were bone mineral density (BMD), treatment initiation, adherence to drug, compliance to follow-up, falls, mortality, pain, quality of life, pain-related disability with Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). RESULTS Two hundred twenty-six patients (n = 226) were analyzed. 0.4% (n = 1) had an imminent fracture within 2 years. 11.1% (n = 25) had a fall within 2 years, in which 1 resulted in a major osteoporotic fracture. 7.1% died (n = 16) within the 2-year time period. 97.8% (n = 221) underwent BMD investigation with an initial DXA scan. One hundred percent (n = 226) had treatment initiation and were prescribed with Denosumab injections. 89.8% (n = 203) were compliant and showed complete adherence to drug therapy over the 2 years. Pain, quality of life, and disability were significantly improved. CONCLUSION This is the first reported fracture liaison service for vertebral fracture patients reported in China. Future FLS should incorporate muscle and sarcopenic assessments as a routine, and also research on novel interventions in this area would significantly improve patient outcomes.
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- Ronald Man Yeung Wong
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China
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Chang CB, Yang RS, Chang LY, Peng JK, Tsai KS, Huang WJ, Yang TH, Chan DC. One-year outcomes of an osteoporosis liaison services program initiated within a healthcare system. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2163-2172. [PMID: 33954815 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05859-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Due to the huge gap in the care of patients with osteoporosis and fragility fractures, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of the osteoporosis liaison service (OLS) in osteoporosis care. We found that OLS can improve osteoporosis care, including increasing medication compliance, increasing calcium/vitamin D/protein intake, and reducing fall rate. INTRODUCTION A significant gap exists in the care of patients with osteoporosis and fragility fractures. This study aimed to evaluate 1-year outcomes of an osteoporosis liaison service (OLS) program that includes two independent components: medication management services (MMS) to improve medication adherence and fracture liaison services (FLS) for secondary prevention. METHODS Patients with new hip fracture or untreated vertebral fractures enrolled in the FLS program (n = 600), and those with osteoporosis medication management issues but not necessarily fragility fractures enrolled in the MMS program (n = 499) were included. To evaluate outcomes, care coordinators assessed baseline items adapted from the 13 Best Practices Framework (BPF) standards of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, with telephone follow-up every 4 months for 1 year. RESULTS Mean age of this cohort was 76.2 ± 10.3 years, 78.8% were female. After 1-year participation in the program, all patients had received bone mineral density tests, and medication adherence for the entire cohort at 12 months was 91.9 ± 19.6%, with significant improvement in fall rates (23.4% reduction), exercise rates (16.8% increase), calcium intake (26.5% increase), vitamin D intake (26.4% increase), and adequate protein intake (17.3% increase) (all p < 0.05). After 1-year OLS program, the overall rates of mortality, incident fracture, and falls were 6.6%, 4.0%, and 24.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The OLS program is associated with improved osteoporosis care, including increased medication adherence, calcium/vitamin D and protein intake, and reduced fall rate.
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- C-B Chang
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Chu-Tung Branch, National Taiwan University Hospital, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Natioanl Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Bei-Hu Branch, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Superintendent Office, Far Eastern Polyclinic of Far Eastern Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Superintendent Office, Hsin-Chu Branch, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 25, Ln442, Jingguo Rd., Hsinchu City, 30059, Taiwan.
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Xu L, Jan S, Chen M, Si L. Sociodemographic and health system factors associated with variations in hospitalization costs for fractures in adults aged 45 years and over: a cross-sectional study of provincial health accounts in Jiangsu Province, China. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:147. [PMID: 34606013 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED This study reports hospitalization costs of fracture in Chinese patients aged over 45 years and evaluates their related factors in different fracture groups. PURPOSE To report hospitalization costs of treating fractures in Chinese patients aged over 45 years and to investigate the sociodemographic and health system factors related to variation in the costs. METHODS Study participants were selected from the 2016 Health Accounts Database in Jiangsu in which patients' hospitalization costs were kept at various levels in hospitals. A multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select study participants. Electronic medical records of patients aged 45 years and over with fractures were included. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) was used to identify patients who were hospitalized due to fractures. A generalized linear model was used to estimate the extent to which a range of health system and sociodemographic factors were associated with the variation on hospitalization costs. Costs data were presented and analyzed using 2016 U.S. dollars. RESULTS A total of 39,300 patients were included in the study. Vertebra, tibia/fibula, and hip were the most frequent fracture sites. The mean (median) of hospitalization cost of included fractures ranged from USD 3142 (USD 2420) for hand and wrist fractures to USD 10,355 (USD 9673) for hip fractures. Longer length of hospital stay, higher hospital level, and being covered by a health insurance were associated with higher hospitalization costs for all fracture types. CONCLUSION Our study reports hospital costs of the fracture using a large health accounts database in China and investigates the associated factors of hospital costs. Our results may inform cost-of-illness studies and economic evaluations of fracture preventions.
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- Lizheng Xu
- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, No. 101, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, China. .,Creative Health Policy Research Group, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. .,Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, No. 101, Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, China
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Chevalley T, Brandi ML, Cavalier E, Harvey NC, Iolascon G, Cooper C, Hannouche D, Kaux JF, Kurth A, Maggi S, Maier G, Papavasiliou K, Al-Daghri N, Sosa-Henríquez M, Suhm N, Tarantino U, Reginster JY, Rizzoli R. How can the orthopedic surgeon ensure optimal vitamin D status in patients operated for an osteoporotic fracture? Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:1921-1935. [PMID: 34013461 PMCID: PMC8134831 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05957-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this narrative review, the role of vitamin D deficiency in the pathophysiology, healing of fragility fractures, and rehabilitation is discussed. Vitamin D status can be assessed by measuring serum 25(OH)-vitamin D level with standardized assays. There is a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D < 50 nmol/l (i.e., 20 ng/mL)) or deficiency (25(OH)D < 25 nmol/l (i.e., 10 ng/mL)) in patients with fragility fractures and especially in those with a hip fracture. The evidence on the effects of vitamin D deficiency and/or vitamin D supplementation on fracture healing and material osseointegration is still limited. However, it appears that vitamin D have a rather positive influence on these processes. The fracture liaison service (FLS) model can help to inform orthopedic surgeons, all caregivers, and fractured patients about the importance of optimal vitamin D status in the management of patients with fragility fractures. Therefore, vitamin D status should be included in Capture the Fracture® program as an outcome of FLS in addition to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and specific antiosteoporosis medication. Vitamin D plays a significant role in the pathophysiology and healing of fragility fractures and in rehabilitation after fracture. Correction of vitamin D deficiency should be one of the main outcomes in fracture liaison services.
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- T Chevalley
- Service of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liege, CHU de Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- UKNIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Service of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Kemperhof, Community Clinics Middle Rhine, Koblenz, Germany
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- CNR Aging Branch-IN, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Rheumatological Rehabilitation, Rehazentrum am Meer, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
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- 3rd Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- University Institute of Investigation on Biomedical Sciences (IUIBMS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
- Bone Metabolic Unit, Hospital University Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Service of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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Chung MMT, Yee DKH, Fang E, Leung F, Fang C. Distal radius fracture: An opportunity for osteoporosis intervention. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMA AND REHABILITATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/22104917211035549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Distal radius fractures have been reported as a predictor of subsequent osteoporotic fragility fractures. This retrospective study evaluated the proportion of patients with distal radius fractures at a government hospital in Hong Kong who received diagnostic evaluation or treatment for osteoporosis within 1 year. Methods Five hundred sixty-one postmenopausal women aged >50 years admitted to a public hospital between 2013 and 2017 for a low-energy distal radius fracture were analysed for initiation of osteoporosis medications and/or arrangement of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry screening within 1 year of injury. Results Within 1 year, 8.4% of patients were prescribed osteoporosis medication and 6.1% of patients had dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry arranged. Patients with a previous fracture were more likely to receive osteoporosis medication (18.6% vs 7.5%, P = 0.012) and either intervention (screening or medication) overall (23.3% vs 10.4%, P = 0.011). Conclusions Few postmenopausal women who suffered a distal radius fracture received osteoporosis intervention within 1 year. Orthopaedic surgeons should be aware of the possibility of underlying osteoporosis and opportunity for intervention when managing fragility distal radius fractures.
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- Marvin MT Chung
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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Saunders H, Sujic R, Bogoch ER, Jain R, Jinah A, Elliot-Gibson V, Mendlowitz AB, Linton D, Inrig T, Isaranuwatchai W, Sale JEM. Cost-Utility Analysis of the Ontario Fracture Screening and Prevention Program. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2021; 103:1175-1183. [PMID: 33764937 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.20.00795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Fracture Screening and Prevention Program (FSPP), a fracture liaison service (FLS), was implemented in the province of Ontario, Canada, in 2007 to prevent recurrent fragility fractures and to improve post-fracture care. The objective of this analysis was to determine the cost-effectiveness of the current model of the FSPP compared with usual care (no program) from the perspective of the universal public health-care payer (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care [MOHLTC]), over the lifetime of older adults who presented with a fragility fracture of the proximal part of the femur, the proximal part of the humerus, or the distal part of the radius and were not taking medications to prevent or slow bone loss and reduce the risk of fracture (bone active medications). METHODS We developed a state-transition (Markov) model to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of the FSPP in comparison with usual care. The model simulated a cohort of patients with a fragility fracture starting at 71 years of age. Model parameters were obtained from published literature and from the FSPP. Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and costs in 2018 Canadian dollars were predicted over a lifetime horizon using a 1.5% annual discount rate. Health outcomes included subsequent proximal femoral, vertebral, proximal humeral, and distal radial fractures. Scenario and subgroup analyses were reported. RESULTS The FSPP had lower expected costs ($277 less) and higher expected effectiveness (by 0.018 QALY) than usual care over the lifetime horizon. Ninety-four percent of the 10,000 Monte Carlo simulated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) demonstrated lower costs and higher effectiveness of the FSPP. CONCLUSIONS The FSPP appears to be cost-effective compared with usual care over a lifetime for patients with fragility fracture. This information may help to quantify the value of the FSPP and to assist policy-makers in deciding whether to expand the FSPP to additional hospitals or to initiate similar programs where none exist. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Economic and Decision Analysis Level II. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Hailey Saunders
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Musculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Mobility Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Osteoporosis Strategy, Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mobility Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Musculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Musculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Musculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Bahat G, Catikkas NM, Karan MA, Reginster JY. Orthogeriatrics: a vital requirement for improving fragility fracture patient care internationally with particular reference to Turkey. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 16:103. [PMID: 34176022 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-00967-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Orthogeriatrics is a team approach that aims to provide adequate and timely intervention for individuals suffering from fragility fractures, particularly hip fractures. These patients are mostly the frailest older adults. The aim of orthogeriatrics is to re-gain functionality as early as possible and to decrease disability and mortality. Some developed countries have established orthogeriatric services, while many others, including Turkey, have so far not. Here, to identify areas for improvement, we outline the status of the orthogeriatrics in older adults in Turkey. METHODS We present clear calls for action, emphasizing possible and noteworthy areas for improvement. RESULTS Our proposals include the need for an easily applied, short version of comprehensive geriatric assessment; appropriate laboratory testing on admission; paracetamol with a special emphasis in its dosings and clues for state-of-the-art analgesic management; the essential need to introduce oral nutritional supplementation, irrespective of nutritional status; the need for vitamin D commencement, in almost all patients; and starting osteoporosis treatment in fracture hospitalization, whenever appropriate. Last but not least, the ever-increasing prerequisite to establish "fracture liaison services" is stipulated. CONCLUSION We suggest that our recommendations offer great potential in Turkey, for the improvement of frail fracture patients' care. We call the other countries that do not have established orthogeriatric lines to model our approach to improve the management of fracture patients globally.
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- Gulistan Bahat
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Liège Medical School, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Wilson N, Hurkmans E, Adams J, Bakkers M, Balážová P, Baxter M, Blavnsfeldt AB, Briot K, Chiari C, Cooper C, Dragoi R, Gäbler G, Lems W, Mosor E, Pais S, Simon C, Studenic P, Tilley S, de la Torre J, Stamm TA. Prevention and management of osteoporotic fractures by non-physician health professionals: a systematic literature review to inform EULAR points to consider. RMD Open 2021; 6:rmdopen-2019-001143. [PMID: 32144136 PMCID: PMC7059534 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2019-001143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Objective To perform a systematic literature review (SLR) about the effect of non-pharmacological interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic fractures. Methods Eight clinical questions based on two criteria guided the SLR: (1) adults≥50 years at high risk of osteoporotic fracture and (2) interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic fractures. Interventions focused on diagnostic procedures to identify risk of falling, therapeutic approaches and implementation strategies. Outcomes included fractures, falls, risk of falling and change in bone mineral density. Systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials were preferentially selected. Data were synthesised using a qualitative descriptive approach. Results Of 15 917 records, 43 articles were included. Studies were clinically and methodologically diverse. We identified sufficient evidence that structured exercise, incorporating progressive resistance training delivered to people who had undergone hip fracture surgery, and multicomponent exercise, delivered to people at risk of primary fracture, reduced risk of falling. The effectiveness of multidisciplinary fracture liaison services in reducing refracture rate was confirmed. There was insufficient evidence found to support the effectiveness of nutrients and falls prevention programmes in this patient population. Conclusion Despite study heterogeneity, our SLR showed beneficial effects of some interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals and the positive impact of multidisciplinary team working and patient educational approaches to prevent and manage osteoporotic fractures. These results informed a EULAR taskforce that developed points to consider for non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic fractures.
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- Nicky Wilson
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- Department Social Affaire and Health, ECORYS Nederland BV, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe, Zurich, Switzerland
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- EULAR Young PARE, Zurich, Switzerland.,Slovak League Against Rheumatism, Piestany, Slovakia
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- Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- INSERM U1153, Paris Descartes University, Reference Center for Genetic Bone Diseases, Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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- Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Health (ESSUAlg), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Trauma & Orthopaedics, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Putrik P, Jessup R, Buchbinder R, Glasziou P, Karnon J, O Connor DA. Prioritising models of healthcare service delivery for a more sustainable health system: a Delphi study of Australian health policy, clinical practice and management, academic and consumer stakeholders. AUST HEALTH REV 2021; 45:425-432. [PMID: 33731250 DOI: 10.1071/ah20160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objectives Healthcare expenditure is growing at an unsustainable rate in developed countries. A recent scoping review identified several alternative healthcare delivery models with the potential to improve health system sustainability. Our objective was to obtain input and consensus from an expert Delphi panel about which alternative models they considered most promising for increasing value in healthcare delivery in Australia and to contribute to shaping a research agenda in the field. Methods The panel first reviewed a list of 84 models obtained through the preceding scoping review and contributed additional ideas in an open round. In a subsequent scoring round, the panel rated the priority of each model in terms of its potential to improve health care sustainability in Australia. Consensus was assumed when ≥50% of the panel rated a model as (very) high priority (consensus on high priority) or as not a priority or low priority (consensus on low priority). Results Eighty-two of 149 invited participants (55%) representing all Australian states/territories and wide expertise completed round one; 71 completed round two. Consensus on high priority was achieved for 59 alternative models; 14 were rated as (very) high priority by ≥70% of the panel. Top priorities included improving medical service provision in aged care facilities, providing single-point-access multidisciplinary care for people with chronic conditions and providing tailored early discharge and hospital at home instead of in-patient care. No consensus was reached on 47 models, but no model was deemed low priority. Conclusions Input from an expert stakeholder panel identified healthcare delivery models not previously synthesised in systematic reviews that are a priority to investigate. Strong consensus exists among stakeholders regarding which models require the most urgent attention in terms of (cost-)effectiveness research. These findings contribute to shaping a research agenda on healthcare delivery models and where stakeholder engagement in Australia is likely to be high. What is known about the topic? Healthcare expenditure is growing at an unsustainable rate in high-income countries worldwide. A recent scoping review of systematic reviews identified a substantial body of evidence about the effects of a wide range of models of healthcare service delivery that can inform health system improvements. Given the large number of systematic reviews available on numerous models of care, a method for gaining consensus on the models of highest priority for implementation (where evidence demonstrates this will lead to beneficial effects and resource savings) or for further research (where evidence about effects is uncertain) in the Australian context is warranted. What does this paper add? This paper describes a method for reaching consensus on high-priority alternative models of service delivery in Australia. Stakeholders with leadership roles in health policy and government organisations, hospital and primary care networks, academic institutions and consumer advocacy organisations were asked to identify and rate alternative models based on their knowledge of the healthcare system. We reached consensus among ≥70% of stakeholders that improving medical care in residential aged care facilities, providing single-point-access multidisciplinary care for patients with a range of chronic conditions and providing early discharge and hospital at home instead of in-patient stay for people with a range of conditions are of highest priority for further investigation. What are the implications for practitioners? Decision makers seeking to optimise the efficiency and sustainability of healthcare service delivery in Australia could consider the alternative models rated as high priority by the expert stakeholder panel in this Delphi study. These models reflect the most promising alternatives for increasing value in the delivery of health care in Australia based on stakeholders' knowledge of the health system. Although they indicate areas where stakeholder engagement is likely to be high, further research is needed to demonstrate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of some of these models.
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- Polina Putrik
- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, 4 Drysdale Street, Malvern, Vic. 3144, Australia. , , ; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic. 3004, Australia; and Corresponding author.
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- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, 4 Drysdale Street, Malvern, Vic. 3144, Australia. , , ; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic. 3004, Australia
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- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, 4 Drysdale Street, Malvern, Vic. 3144, Australia. , , ; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic. 3004, Australia
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- Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Qld 4226, Australia.
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- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, 4 Drysdale Street, Malvern, Vic. 3144, Australia. , , ; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic. 3004, Australia
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Senay A, Fernandes JC, Delisle J, Morin SN, Dragomir A, Nazha S, Perreault S. Patient Healthcare Trajectory and its Impact on the Cost-Effectiveness of Fracture Liaison Services. J Bone Miner Res 2021; 36:459-468. [PMID: 33484586 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the cost-utility of a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) with a systematic follow-up according to patients' follow-up compliance trajectories. The Lucky Bone™ FLS is a prospective cohort study conducted on women and men (≥40 years) with fragility fractures. Dedicated personnel of the program identified fractures, investigated, treated, and followed patients systematically over 2 years. Groups of follow-up compliance trajectories were identified, and Markov decision models were used to assess the cost-utility of each follow-up trajectory group compared to usual care. A lifetime horizon from the perspective of the healthcare payer was modeled. Costs were converted to 2018 Canadian dollars and incremental cost-utility ratios (ICURs) were measured. Costs and benefits were discounted at 1.5%. A total of 532 participants were followed in the FLS (86% women, mean age of 63 years). Three trajectories were predicted and interpreted; the high followers (HFs, 48.4%), intermediate followers (IFs, 28.1%), and low followers (LFs, 23.5%). The costs of the interventions per patient varied between $300 and $446 for 2 years, according to the follow-up trajectory. The FLS had higher investigation, treatment, and persistence rates compared to usual care. Compared to usual care, the ICURs for the HF, IF, and LF trajectory groups were $4250, $21,900, and $72,800 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained, respectively ($9000 per QALY gained for the overall FLS). Sensitivity analyses showed that the HF and IF trajectory groups, as well as the entire FLS, were cost-effective in >67% of simulations with respect to usual care. In summary, these results suggest that a high-intensity FLS with a systematic 2-year follow-up can be cost-effective, especially when patients attend follow-up visits. They also highlight the importance of understanding the behaviors and factors that surround follow-up compliance over time as secondary prevention means that they are at high risk of re-fracture. © 2020 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Andréa Senay
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CIUSSS Nord de l'Ile de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CIUSSS Nord de l'Ile de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CIUSSS Nord de l'Ile de Montréal, Hôpital Jean-Talon, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CIUSSS Nord de l'Ile de Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,CIUSSS Nord de l'Ile de Montréal, Hôpital Jean-Talon, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Center for Outcomes and Evaluation, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Sanofi Aventis endowment Research Chair in Optimal Drug Use, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Geiger I, Kammerlander C, Höfer C, Volland R, Trinemeier J, Henschelchen M, Friess T, Böcker W, Sundmacher L. Implementation of an integrated care programme to avoid fragility fractures of the hip in older adults in 18 Bavarian hospitals - study protocol for the cluster-randomised controlled fracture liaison service FLS-CARE. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:43. [PMID: 33435869 PMCID: PMC7801785 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01966-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The economic and public health burden of fragility fractures of the hip in Germany is high. The likelihood of requiring long-term care and the risk of suffering from a secondary fracture increases substantially after sustaining an initial fracture. Neither appropriate confirmatory diagnostics of the suspected underlying osteoporosis nor therapy, which are well-recognised approaches to reduce the burden of fragility fractures, are routinely initiated in the German healthcare system. Therefore, the aim of the study FLS-CARE is to evaluate whether a coordinated care programme can close the prevention gap for patients suffering from a fragility hip fracture through the implementation of systematic diagnostics, a falls prevention programme and guideline-adherent interventions based on the Fracture Liaison Services model. Methods The study is set up as a non-blinded, cluster-randomised, controlled trial with unequal cluster sizes. Allocation to intervention group (FLS-CARE) and control group (usual care) follows an allocation ratio of 1:1 using trauma centres as the unit of allocation. Sample size calculations resulted in a total of 1216 patients (608 patients per group distributed over 9 clusters) needed for the analysis. After informed consent, all participants are assessed directly at discharge, after 3 months, 12 months and 24 months. The primary outcome measure of the study is the secondary fracture rate 24 months after initial hip fracture. Secondary outcomes include differences in the number of falls, mortality, quality-adjusted life years, activities of daily living and mobility. Discussion This study is the first to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness/utility of FLS implementation in Germany. Findings of the process evaluation will also shed light on potential barriers to the implementation of FLS in the context of the German healthcare system. Challenges for the study include the successful integration of the outpatient sector as well as the future course of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and its influence on the intervention. Trial registration German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS) 00022237, prospectively registered 2020-07-09
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- Isabel Geiger
- Department of Health Services Management at LMU (LMU-HSM), Munich, Germany.
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- Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany
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- AUC - Academy for Trauma Surgery GmbH, Munich, Cologne, Germany
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- AUC - Academy for Trauma Surgery GmbH, Munich, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Management at LMU (LMU-HSM), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Management at LMU (LMU-HSM), Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Health Economics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Wu CH, Chang YF, Chen CH, Lewiecki EM, Wüster C, Reid I, Tsai KS, Matsumoto T, Mercado-Asis LB, Chan DC, Hwang JS, Cheung CL, Saag K, Lee JK, Tu ST, Xia W, Yu W, Chung YS, Ebeling P, Mithal A, Ferrari SL, Cooper C, Lin GT, Yang RS. Consensus Statement on the Use of Bone Turnover Markers for Short-Term Monitoring of Osteoporosis Treatment in the Asia-Pacific Region. J Clin Densitom 2021; 24:3-13. [PMID: 31010789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Osteoporosis is a major health issue. By 2050, a greater than 2-fold increase in patients number with hip fractures will occur in Asia representing 50% of all hip fractures worldwide. For the Asia-Pacific (AP) region, more efforts on controlling osteoporosis and the subsequent fractures are crucial. Bone mineral density (BMD) by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is commonly used to diagnose osteoporosis and monitor osteoporosis treatment. However, the inconvenience, cost, limited availability of DXA and the delay in detection of BMD changes after treatment initiation support an important role for bone turnover markers (BTMs), as short-term tools to monitor therapy. With regards to low adherence rates of medical treatment of osteoporosis, the experts reached consensus on the use of BTMs for both raising awareness and short-term monitoring of osteoporosis treatment in the AP region. The experts endorse the use of BTMs, especially serum C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX) and serum procollagen type 1 N propeptide (P1NP), as short-term monitoring tools to help clinicians assess the responses to osteoporosis therapies and appropriately adjust treatment regimens earlier than BMD. Either the absolute values or the degree of change from baseline in BTMs can be used to monitor the potential efficacy of osteoporosis therapies. The use of BTMs can be incorporated in osteoporosis care programs, such as fracture liaison service (FLS), to improve patient adherence and treatment outcomes. Encouraging sufficient reimbursement from health care systems may facilitate widespread use of BTMs in clinical practice in the AP region.
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- Chih-Hsing Wu
- Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Centre, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopaedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Departments of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Orthopaedics, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Hormone & Bone Metabolic Center & Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, D-55122, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 10048, Taiwan
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- Fujii Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Tokushima, Japan
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- Superintendent Office, National Taiwan University Hospital Chu-Tung Branch, Zhudong, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chu-Tung, Taiwan; Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chu-Tung, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Centre for Genomic Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Beacon International Specialist Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College. Beijing, 100730 China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College. Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta, the Medicity, Gurgaon, Pin: 122001, India
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- Oxford National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Windmill Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University & Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Fuggle NR, Kassim Javaid M, Fujita M, Halbout P, Dawson-Hughes B, Rizzoli R, Reginster JY, Kanis JA, Cooper C. Fracture Risk Assessment and How to Implement a Fracture Liaison Service. PRACTICAL ISSUES IN GERIATRICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48126-1_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Adams J, Wilson N, Hurkmans E, Bakkers M, Balážová P, Baxter M, Blavnsfeldt AB, Briot K, Chiari C, Cooper C, Dragoi RG, Gäbler G, Lems W, Mosor E, Pais S, Simon C, Studenic P, Tilley S, de la Torre-Aboki J, Stamm TA. 2019 EULAR points to consider for non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage fragility fractures in adults 50 years or older. Ann Rheum Dis 2021; 80:57-64. [PMID: 32332077 PMCID: PMC7788058 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-216931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) points to consider for non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage fragility fractures in adults 50 years or older. METHODS Points to consider were developed in accordance with EULAR standard operating procedures for EULAR-endorsed recommendations, led by an international multidisciplinary task force, including patient research partners and different health professionals from 10 European countries. Level of evidence and strength of recommendation were determined for each point to consider, and the mean level of agreement among the task force members was calculated. RESULTS Two overarching principles and seven points to consider were formulated based on scientific evidence and the expert opinion of the task force. The two overarching principles focus on shared decisions between patients and non-physician health professionals and involvement of different non-physician health professionals in prevention and management of fragility fractures. Four points to consider relate to prevention: identification of patients at risk of fracture, fall risk evaluation, multicomponent interventions to prevent primary fracture and discouragement of smoking and overuse of alcohol. The remaining three focus on management of fragility fractures: exercise and nutritional interventions, the organisation and coordination of multidisciplinary services for post-fracture models of care and adherence to anti-osteoporosis medicines. The mean level of agreement among the task force for the overarching principles and the points to consider ranged between 8.4 and 9.6. CONCLUSION These first EULAR points to consider for non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage fragility fractures in adults 50 years or older serve to guide healthcare practice and education.
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- Jo Adams
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department Care I, Musculoskeletal System & Neurology, Dutch National Health Care Institute, Diemen, The Netherlands
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- EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE), Zurich, Switzerland
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- EULAR Young PARE, Zurich, Switzerland
- Slovak League Against Rheumatism, Piestany, Slovakia
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- Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- INSERM U1153, Paris Descartes University, Reference Center for Genetic Bone Diseases - Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma-Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, 'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Biomedical Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Department of Balneology, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, 'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Trauma & Orthopaedics, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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Lewiecki EM, Binkley N, Clark P, Kim S, Leslie WD, Morin SN. Core principles for fracture prevention: North American Consensus from the National Osteoporosis Foundation, Osteoporosis Canada, and Academia Nacional de Medicina de Mexico. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:2073-2076. [PMID: 32676822 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05541-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Core principles for fracture prevention address fundamental concepts for the evaluation and management of patients at risk for fracture. These are intended to form the foundation of clinical practice guidelines and represent a first step toward guideline harmonization. INTRODUCTION The large number of clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis and discordance of recommendations has led to confusion among clinicians and patients, and likely contributes to the large osteoporosis treatment gap. We propose that stakeholder organizations reach agreement on fundamental principles in the management of osteoporosis and prevention of fracture as a first step toward a goal of guideline harmonization. METHODS The best available evidence, as interpreted by an ad hoc working group of expert representatives from major osteoporosis societies in North America, was considered in the development of core principles for skeletal healthcare. These principles were subsequently endorsed by the USA National Osteoporosis Foundation, Osteoporosis Canada, and Academia Nacional de Medicina de Mexico (National Academy of Medicine of Mexico). RESULTS Core principles are summarized here in bullet format. Categories include evaluation, lifestyle and nutrition, pharmacological therapy, and monitoring. A pathway forward to achieve guideline harmonization, at least in part, is proposed. CONCLUSION Greater concordance of recommendations for the care of patients at risk for fracture are expected to lead to improved patient care across jurisdictions, with a narrowing of the osteoporosis treatment gap and reduced burden of fractures.
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- E M Lewiecki
- New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
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- University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program, Madison, WI, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Infantil Federico Gómez, Mexico, D.F. Mexico, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Leopold SS. Editorial: Secondary Fracture Prevention-What's Your System? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2020; 478:1703-1705. [PMID: 32732553 PMCID: PMC7371035 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Seth S Leopold
- S. S. Leopold, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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A 3i hip fracture liaison service with nurse and physician co-management is cost-effective when implemented as a standard clinical program. Arch Osteoporos 2020; 15:113. [PMID: 32699946 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-020-00781-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED A hip fracture liaison service that was implemented in 2 hospitals in Alberta, Canada, co-managed by a nurse and physician, was cost-effective and improved initiation of osteoporosis medication following hip fracture. PURPOSE/INTRODUCTION To determine cost-effectiveness of a 3i hip fracture liaison service (H-FLS) with 12-month follow-up, co-managed by a nurse and physician, when implemented into standard practice. METHODS The cost-effectiveness analysis compared those receiving the H-FLS to a simulated usual care group using a decision analytic model that incorporated Markov processes. We estimated incremental costs and effectiveness (based on quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained) using a lifetime horizon and a healthcare payer perspective. The H-FLS program provided data regarding population at risk, treatment rates, persistence, and intervention costs. We also performed deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. RESULTS One thousand two hundred fifty-two patients were included in the H-FLS between June 2015 and March 2018; 69% were female; the average age was 80 ± 11 years. Anti-absorptive treatment following fracture was initiated in 59.6% (95% CI: 55.7-63.5) H-FLS patients relative to 20.9% (95% CI: 13.3-28.5%) receiving usual care (from our published work). Based on modeled cohort simulation cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), every 1000 H-FLS patients would experience 12 fewer hip fractures and 37 fewer total fragility fractures than patients receiving usual care. Over the study horizon, the H-FLS led to only a $54 incremental cost/patient with a modest gain of 8 QALYs/1000 patients. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of $6750/QALY gained was less than the $27,000 cost-effectiveness threshold. Eliminating the 9-month follow-up resulted in incremental savings of $218/patient while also reducing 6-month follow-ups increased cost-savings to $378/patient. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses suggested that the H-FLS would either be cost-saving (60%) or cost-effective (40%). CONCLUSION A H-FLS implemented into standard practice significantly improved anti-absorptive medication use; a cohort simulation cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) suggested that the H-FLS was cost-effective with potential to become cost-savings.
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Osteoprotective Activity and Metabolite Fingerprint via UPLC/MS and GC/MS of Lepidium sativum in Ovariectomized Rats. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12072075. [PMID: 32668691 PMCID: PMC7400896 DOI: 10.3390/nu12072075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lepidium sativum seeds are used traditionally to accelerate healing of bone fracture in addition to its culinary uses. This study aimed to characterize the osteoprotective effect of L. sativum in an ovariectomized rat model at two dose levels (50 and 100 mg/kg) using 17β-estradiol as a positive reference standard. Moreover, a complete metabolite profile of L. sativum via UHPLC/PDA/ESI-MS, as well as headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-GC/MS is presented. Results revealed that L. sativum extract exhibited significant anti-osteoporotic actions as evidenced by mitigating the decrease in relative bone weight concurrent with improved longitudinal and perpendicular femur compression strength. Further, the extract enhanced the serum bone formation biomarkers lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and osteocalcin levels. The extract also inhibited exhaustion of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and accumulation of lipid peroxides in bone tissues. This is in addition to ameliorating the rise in the markers of bone resorption carboxyterminal telopeptide, type I (CTXI) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and modulating receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL)/ osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression. Metabolite characterization suggests that glucosinolates, lignans, coumarins, phenolic acids, and alkaloids mediate these anti-osteoporotic effects in a synergistic manner.
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Javaid MK, Sami A, Lems W, Mitchell P, Thomas T, Singer A, Speerin R, Fujita M, Pierroz DD, Akesson K, Halbout P, Ferrari S, Cooper C. A patient-level key performance indicator set to measure the effectiveness of fracture liaison services and guide quality improvement: a position paper of the IOF Capture the Fracture Working Group, National Osteoporosis Foundation and Fragility Fracture Network. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1193-1204. [PMID: 32266437 PMCID: PMC7280347 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05377-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® Campaign with the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) and National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) has developed eleven patient-level key performance indicators (KPIs) for fracture liaison services (FLSs) to guide quality improvement. INTRODUCTION Fracture Liaison Services (FLSs) are recommended worldwide to reduce fracture risk after a sentinel fracture. Given not every FLS is automatically effective, the IOF Capture the Fracture working group has developed and implemented the Best Practice Framework to assess the organisational components of an FLS. We have now developed a complimentary KPI set that extends this assessment of performance to the patient level. METHODS The Capture the Fracture working group in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network Secondary Fragility Fracture Special Interest Group and National Osteoporosis Foundation adapted existing metrics from the UK-based Fracture Liaison Service Database Audit to develop a patient-level KPI set for FLSs. RESULTS Eleven KPIs were selected. The proportion of patients: with non-spinal fractures; with spine fractures (detected clinically and radiologically); assessed for fracture risk within 12 weeks of sentinel fracture; having DXA assessment within 12 weeks of sentinel fracture; having falls risk assessment; recommended anti-osteoporosis medication; commenced of strength and balance exercise intervention within 16 weeks of sentinel fracture; monitored within 16 weeks of sentinel fracture; started anti-osteoporosis medication within 16 weeks of sentinel fracture; prescribed anti-osteoporosis medication 52 weeks after sentinel fracture. The final KPI measures data completeness for each of the other KPIs. For these indicators, levels of achievement were set at the < 50%, 50-80% and > 80% levels except for treatment recommendation where a level of 50% was used. CONCLUSION This KPI set compliments the existing Best Practice Framework to support FLSs to examine their own performance using patient-level data. By using this KPI set for local quality improvement cycles, FLSs will be able to efficiently realise the full potential of secondary fracture prevention and improved clinical outcomes for their local populations.
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- M K Javaid
- The Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX4 7LD, UK.
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- The Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX4 7LD, UK
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- VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX4 7LD, UK
- School of Medicine, Sydney Campus, The University of Notre Dame Australia, 140 Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord, CHU de Saint-Etienne, and INSERM U1059, University of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Fragility Fracture Network, Zürich, Switzerland
- Musculoskeletal Network, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, Chatswood, Australia
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- International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
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- International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Division of Bone Disease, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX4 7LD, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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