Erschienen in:
11.09.2019 | Letter to the Editor
Revisit three “I” model: a novel five “I” model of fracture liaison service
verfasst von:
W.-C. Hung, C.-H. Yang, W.-L. Cheng, C.-H. Wu
Erschienen in:
Osteoporosis International
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Ausgabe 11/2019
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Excerpt
Fracture liaison services (FLSs) are effective models for prevention of osteoporotic fractures. The three “I” model classifies FLS types at different hospitals based on the intensity of identification, investigation, and initiation of the appropriate treatment [
1]. However, one important setback in osteoporotic fracture care is poor medication adherence (34.1%) [
2], reportedly having a significant influence on re-fracture rate [
3]. Although FLSs are cost-effective [
4], their manpower demands and implementation costs are considered as caveats of FLS implementation. …