| Understanding patient compliance and persistence with osteoporosis therapy. | |
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PMID: 21553400 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Chronic non-terminal diseases, including postmenopausal osteoporosis, are associated with poor treatment compliance and persistence. The longer a patient with osteoporosis complies and persists with treatment, the lower the risk of fracture. Retrospective studies with emphasis on real-world data have led to a greater understanding of the factors affecting medication compliance and persistence, and their association with improved treatment outcomes. However, these data do not contain information about patient choices of medication or patient commitment to particular medication regimens. Patient preferences can affect compliance and persistence behaviours. While recent evidence questions the importance of dosing regimen in patient preferences, other recent data show that medication efficacy and safety remain the most important determinants of patient preference. Informed patient decision making about treatment options, adverse effects and outcomes can have a beneficial impact on medication-taking behaviour. Healthcare professionals play a crucial role in the management of factors associated with poor compliance and persistence with osteoporosis therapies. Education about disease consequences and differences among treatment options, as well as treatment monitoring and positive reinforcement, are crucial to improving medication compliance and persistence in osteoporotic patients. |
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Deborah T Gold |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Drugs & aging Volume: 28 ISSN: 1170-229X ISO Abbreviation: Drugs Aging Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-05-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9102074 Medline TA: Drugs Aging Country: New Zealand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 249-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. dtg@geri.duke.edu |
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