Trial reportPloS one2016
Managing Osteoporosis: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Care Physicians in Israel.
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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
- Professional positioning of general practitioners in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis in community medicine.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, and practice about osteoporosis in women with osteoporosis in Iran.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Assessment of understanding, attitudes, and clinical practices regarding osteoporosis among postgraduate students in China.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis care in primary care settings: a national UK e-survey.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward osteoporosis: a questionnaire survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Secondary fracture prevention in primary care: a narrative review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Review
- Barriers to osteoporosis management and adherence to Clinical Practice Guideline: a comparative study between tertiary East Coast hospitals and a Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)-accredited hospital in Malaysia.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Article
- Development of self-administered questionnaire on barriers, prescription practices, and guideline adherence of osteoporosis management among tertiary care clinicians: content validity and reliability analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Reply on "Identification of people with high risk of osteoporosis in Asia".Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2023Article
- Incorporating FRAX into a nurse-delivered integrated care review: a multi-method qualitative study.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Osteoporosis management by primary care physicians in Singapore: a survey on osteoporosis guidelines utilisation and barriers to care.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Screening and management of osteoporosis: a survey of knowledge, attitude and practice among primary care physicians in Malaysia.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Screening and management of osteoporosis: a survey of knowledge, attitude and practice among primary care physicians in Malaysia.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- A Prospective Evaluation of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Management of Osteoporosis in a Cohort of Medical Staff.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Management of Fracture Risk in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Building a UK Consensus Through Healthcare Professional and Patient Engagement.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
- Osteoporotic Fracture Guidelines and Medical Education Related to the Clinical Practices: A Nationwide Survey in China.Orthopaedic surgery · 2019Article
- Osteoporosis prevention: Where are the barriers to improvement in French general practitioners? A qualitative study.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by impaired bone quality and microstructural deterioration leading to an increased propensity to fractures. This is a major health problem for older adults, which comprise an increasingly greater proportion of the general population. Due to a large number of patients and the insufficient availability of specialists in Israel and worldwide, osteoporosis is treated in large part by primary care physicians. We assessed the knowledge of primary care physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
methodsPhysician's knowledge, sources of knowledge acquisition and self-evaluation of knowledge were assessed using a multiple choice questionnaire. Professional and demographic characteristics were assessed as well.
resultsOf 490 physicians attending a conference, 363 filled the questionnaires (74% response rate). The physicians demonstrated better expertise in diagnosis than in medications (mechanism of action, side effects or contra-indications) but less than for other treatment related decisions. Overall, 50% demonstrated adequate knowledge of calcium and vitamin D supplementation, 51% were aware of the main therapeutic purpose of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy and 3% were aware that bisphosphonates should be avoided in patients with impaired renal function. Respondents stated frontal lectures at meetings as their main source of information on the subject.
conclusionThe study indicates the need to intensify efforts to improve the knowledge of primary care physicians regarding osteoporosis, in general; and osteoporosis pharmacotherapy, in particular.
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