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ArticleJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2013

Non-adherence to anti-osteoporotic medications in Taiwan: physician specialty makes a difference.

Shan-Fu Yu, Tsong-Shing Yang, Wen-Chan Chiu, Chung-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Lan Chou, Yu-Jih Su, Han-Ming Lai, Ying-Chou Chen, Chung-Jen Chen, Tien-Tsai Cheng

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Article in Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Persistence and adherence to parenteral osteoporosis therapies: 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 · 2020
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  2. A systematic review of factors affecting medication adherence among patients with osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018
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  7. Improving drug adherence in osteoporosis: an update on more recent studies.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2018
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  9. Association between teriparatide treatment persistence and adherence, and fracture incidence in Taiwan: analysis using the National Health Insurance Research Database.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016
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10 authors.

Shan-Fu YuDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niaosung, 833, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tsong-Shing Yang
Wen-Chan Chiu
Chung-Yuan Hsu
Ching-Lan Chou
Yu-Jih Su
Han-Ming Lai
Ying-Chou Chen
Chung-Jen Chen
Tien-Tsai Cheng

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adherence to anti-osteoporotic regimens gradually decreases over time. We hypothesized that the determinants of non-compliance or non-persistence at different times vary and identified these differences. We used an outpatient database to retrieve information on anti-osteoporotic medications prescribed by a medical centre in southern Taiwan during 2001-2007. Compliance was defined as a medication possession ratio (MPR) ≥80 %. Persistence was determined as continuous use, allowing for a refill gap of 30 days. A multivariate Cox regression model evaluated potential predictors of non-adherence. A total of 3589 patients were included. In the multivariate analyses, non-compliance for both year 1 and year 2 was more likely in patients with non-vertebral non-hip fractures, respiratory disorders, prescription of the first anti-osteoporotic regimen by an orthopedist; and less likely in patients with follow-up bone densitometry and switched regimens. Risks for non-persistence at year 1 and year 2 were generally similar to those for non-compliance; insurance coverage and malignancy were associated with a lower risk of non-persistence at year 1 and year 2, respectively. In the subgroup with an MPR ≥80 % at year 1, an index prescription by an orthopedist was the only independent predictor of non-compliance and non-persistence at year 2. In conclusion, the positive or negative determinants of non-adherence were different at year 1 and year 2, which indicated that clinicians might deliver effective interventions to improve adherence via different precautions annually. This study also provided evidence that physician specialty had a significant effect on adherence to osteoporosis care.

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Medication AdherenceMedicinePhysiciansAgedBone Density Conservation AgentsFemaleHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisOsteoporosisPatient ComplianceProportional Hazards ModelsTaiwanBone Density Conservation Agents

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