ArticleJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2019
Changes in quality of life in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis receiving weekly bisphosphonate treatment: a 2-year multicenter study in Japan.
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- The therapeutic effect to eldecalcitol + bisphosphonate is superior to bisphosphonate alone in the treatment of osteoporosis: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Pooled it
- Quantitative sensory testing of pain in osteoporosis: a pilot randomized clinical trial with magnesium supplementation.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Trial
- Comparison of once-weekly teriparatide and alendronate against new osteoporotic vertebral fractures at week 12.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2020Trial
- Quality of life trajectories following geriatric hip fracture surgery: a growth mixture modelling approach.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life of men with primary osteoporosis and its changes after bisphosphonates treatment.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Current practice patterns of osteoporosis treatment in cancer patients and effects of therapeutic interventions in a tertiary center.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
We investigated changes in quality of life (QOL), including pain, in Japanese women aged ≥ 55 years who were diagnosed as having osteoporosis at 265 centers across Japan and treated continuously with once-weekly bisphosphonates for 24 months. In 2650 evaluable patients, a significant improvement in QOL was observed from 3 months after enrollment onward and maintained throughout the 2-year observation period. A significant improvement in scores was observed for all domains of the Euro QOL 5 Dimension (EQ-5D), and the "pain", "health perception", and "posture, figure" domains of the Japanese Osteoporosis QOL Questionnaire (JOQOL). Factors identified as significantly contributing to QOL change were "fractures within the year before enrollment", "presence of spondylosis deformans", "presence of osteoarthritis", "use of activated vitamin D
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