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01-03-2013 | Current Therapeutics (SL Silverman, Section Editor)

Adherence with Medications Used to Treat Osteoporosis: Behavioral Insights

Author: John T. Schousboe

Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Non-persistence (never starting or stopping medication prematurely) and non-compliance (taking medication inappropriately) with fracture prevention medication among those at high risk of fracture remain significant barriers to optimal reduction of osteoporotic fractures. Current research suggest that for patients to persist and comply with prescriptions for fracture prevention medication, they need to believe that they are at significant risk of fracture, that the prescribed medication can safely reduce their risk of fracture without exposing them to long-term harm, that equally effective non-medicinal therapies are not available, and that they can successfully execute medication use in the context of their daily task demands. Further research is needed to understand; a) the mental models of osteoporosis, fractures, and medications used to treat osteoporosis that patients employ when making decisions as to whether or not to take fracture prevention medication; and b) how patients arbitrage information from various sources (health care providers, family, friends, and other sources) to formulate their beliefs about osteoporosis and medications used to treat it.

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Title: Adherence with Medications Used to Treat Osteoporosis: Behavioral Insights
Author: John T. Schousboe
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Current Science Inc.
Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1544-1873
Electronic ISSN: 1544-2241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-013-0133-8

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