Osteoporosis
Conditions
Keywords
osteoporosis, fall frequency, medical treatment, compliance, quality of life, systematic education
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of systematic education (osteoporosis school) on fall frequency, compliance and quality of life of a group of patients more than fifty years of age. Hypothetically, systematic information can increase compliance to the medical treatment, decrease the frequency of falls and increase the quality of life.
Detailed description
In most randomized trials compliance to medical treatment in osteoporosis is very high, but compliance tends to be considerably inferior in routine treatment compared to scientific trials. This fact is caused by a narrow selection of motivated patients in the randomized trials. Perhaps, the information given to the patients in scientific trials is more thorough than information given in a routine setting. There are no trials available that document that compliance to medical treatment of patients with osteoporosis can be increased by intensive systematic information. Change of lifestyle is an important part in the treatment of these patients. The patients are encouraged to eat more healthy food combined with an intake of calcium and vitamins, reduction of alcohol and tobacco consumption if needed and prevention of fall incidence through changes in the house. The quality of life is often reduced, partly due to chronic pain, altered social status, physical handicap and partly due to the heavy knowledge of having a chronic decease. Adaption to the last-mentioned factors can possibly lead to a considerably better quality of life in spite of the unchanged physical handicap. Randomized trials on efficacy of systematic patient education has in general been positive in other contexts. Young patients with diabetes offered coping skills training have therefore a better metabolic control and quality of life. No similar randomized trials are available on the efficacy of a systematic education program in osteoporosis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREIntensive systematic information (osteoporosis school)
Sponsors
Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* fracture caused by osteoporosis * fifty years or more of age * informed consent
Exclusion criteria
\- Physically or mental state that does not participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fall frequency | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compliance | — |
| Quality of life | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed