ArticleRheumatology international2013
Perception, knowledge, and use by general practitioners of Belgium of a new WHO tool (FRAX) to assess the 10-year probability of fracture.
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- Osteoporosis and post-fracture management in the primary care setting: a systematic review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Review
- Impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on major salivary glands and mandibular alveolar bone; a histological, histochemical and biochemical study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- High rates of undiagnosed and untreated osteoporosis in postmenopausal women receiving medical services in the area of Upper Silesia.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2020Article
- Primary care physicians' views on osteoporosis management: a qualitative study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2019Article
- Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor sertraline inhibits bone healing in a calvarial defect model.International journal of oral science · 2018Article
- Time to Clinically Relevant Fracture Risk Scores in Postmenopausal Women.The American journal of medicine · 2017Article
- External validation and comparison of three prediction tools for risk of osteoporotic fractures using data from population based electronic health records: retrospective cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Article
- How General Practitioners and Their Patients Adhere to Osteoporosis Management: A Follow-Up Survey among Czech General Practitioners.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2017Article
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Abstract
The FRAX tool that calculates the 10-year probability of having a fracture has recently been validated for Belgium. Little is known about the perception and knowledge that GPs have about this tool in their daily practice. A survey has been conducted as part of a screening campaign for various diseases. The primary objective of the present study was to assess the perception and the knowledge of the FRAX tool by GPs. The secondary objective was to assess the impact of an information brochure about the FRAX tool on these outcomes. The survey was sent to a sample of 700 GPs after only half of them had received the information brochure. The survey results show that, out of the 193 doctors who responded to the survey, one-third know the FRAX tool but less than 20 % use it in their daily clinical practice. Among those who use it, the FRAX tool is largely seen as a complementary but not as an essential tool in the diagnosis or in the management of osteoporosis. It appears that the brochure could improve the knowledge of the FRAX tool but it would not be more efficient on its use in daily practice than the other sources of information. At present, the use of the FRAX tool in Belgium is limited but an information brochure could have a positive impact on the knowledge of the FRAX tool.
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