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ArticleClinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases

Bone care nurses and the evolution of the nurse's educational function: the Guardian Angel(®) research project.

Rosaria Alvaro, Annalisa Pennini, Emanuela Basilici Zannetti, Noemi Cittadini, Maurizio Feola, Cecilia Rao, Fabio D'Agostino, Ercole Vellone, Umberto Tarantino

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Article in Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: summary statements and recommendations from the Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2017
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  2. Educational booklet reinforces knowledge of osteoporosis and influences intentions to improve bone health in previously diagnosed and treated patients.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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Rosaria AlvaroDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Annalisa PenniniPhD student in Nursing, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Emanuela Basilici ZannettiPhD student in Nursing, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Noemi CittadiniPhD student in Nursing, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Maurizio FeolaGraduate School in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cecilia RaoGraduate School in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabio D'AgostinoDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Ercole VelloneDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Umberto TarantinoDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Policlinico Tor Vergata Foundation, Rome, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis mostly affects females over 50 years old, worldwide. The main osteoporosis complication is fragility fractures that reduce quality of life and cause morbidity and mortality. Most patients who have fragility fractures are treated for the fracture. However, patients' adherence to follow-up treatment plans is poor. Therefore, tailored educational interventions are needed to improve medication adherence and healthy lifestyles. In this context, the role of bone care nurses is important, as they can act at different levels of osteoporosis prevention and fracture liaison services, which are secondary fracture prevention programmes implemented by health care systems to treat osteoporotic patients. In Italy, a research project called Guardian Angel(®) was developed to provide tailored education to osteoporotic women in order to improve their disease management and reduce related complications.

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adherencebone care nurseeducational interventionsguardian angel projectosteoporosis

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PMCPMC4469225
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