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ArticleCanadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2015

Osteoporosis prescribing in long-term care: impact of a provincial knowledge translation strategy.

Courtney C Kennedy, George Ioannidis, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan D Adachi, Denis O'Donnell, Lora M Giangregorio, Laura E Pickard, Alexandra Papaioannou

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Article in Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  6. Comparative trends in incident fracture rates for all long-term care and community-dwelling seniors in Ontario, Canada, 2002-2012.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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8 authors.

Courtney C KennedyDepartment of Medicine,McMaster University.
George IoannidisDepartment of Medicine,McMaster University.
Lehana ThabaneClinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,McMaster University.
Jonathan D AdachiDepartment of Medicine,McMaster University.
Denis O'DonnellMedical Pharmacies Group Limited.
Lora M GiangregorioDepartment of Kinesiology,University of Waterloo.
Laura E PickardDepartment of Medicine,McMaster University.
Alexandra PapaioannouDepartment of Medicine,McMaster University.

Funding

CIHR 114982-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study described prescribing trends before and after implementing a provincial strategy aimed at improving osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Ontario long-term care (LTC) homes. Data were obtained from a pharmacy provider for 10 LTC homes in 2007 and 166 homes in 2012. We used weighted, multiple linear regression analyses to examine facility-level changes in vitamin D, calcium, and osteoporosis medication prescribing rates between 2007 and 2012. After five years, the estimated increase in vitamin D, calcium, and osteoporosis medication prescribing rates, respectively, was 38.2 per cent (95% confidence interval [CI]: 29.0, 47.3; p < .001), 4.0 per cent (95% CI: -3.9, 12.0; p = .318), and 0.2 per cent (95% CI: -3.3, 3.7; p = .91). Although the study could not assess causality, findings suggest that wide-scale knowledge translation activities successfully improved vitamin D prescribing rates, although ongoing efforts are needed to target homes with low uptake.

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Health PolicyNursing HomesPractice Patterns, Physicians'Translational Research, BiomedicalAgedAged, 80 and overBone Density Conservation AgentsCalciumCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLinear ModelsLong-Term CareMaleMultivariate AnalysisOntarioBone Density Conservation AgentsCalciumVitamin Dl'ostéoporose

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PMID25850439
PMCPMC5104546

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