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ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2024

Individuals with a fragility fracture and a prescription for bone active medication have a positive perception of the medication but do not associate it with fracture risk reduction.

Joanna E M Sale, Suvabna Theivendrampillai, Denise Linton, Judy Porteous

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Joanna E M SaleMusculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada. Joanna.Sale@unityhealth.to.ORCID 0000-0003-0389-3038
Suvabna TheivendrampillaiMusculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.
Denise LintonMusculoskeletal Health and Outcomes Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.
Judy PorteousOsteoporosis Canada, Suite 201 - 250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, ON, M3C 3G8, Canada.

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Abstract

Most participants reported a positive perception of bone active medication despite sustaining a fracture while taking the medication, reporting medication side effects, or having a healthcare provider stop the prescription. Participants did not appear to connect the medication to fracture risk, suggesting this connection should be emphasized by healthcare providers.

objectiveOur purpose was to examine perceptions about bone active medication from individuals with a fragility fracture and a prescription for bone active medication.

methodsIn this qualitative description study, eligible participants were those who attended an Osteoporosis Canada education session, and reported sustaining a previous fragility fracture and receiving a prescription for bone active medication. We conducted one-on-one interviews and analyzed the data using the analytic hierarchy approach.

resultsWe interviewed 32 female participants (age range 58-89 years). Based on our analysis, two themes were developed: (1) most participants spoke positively about bone active medication, indicating they were willing to start, or continue to take, their medication. Positive perceptions were held by participants who sustained a fracture while taking bone active medication, participants whose healthcare provider had stopped the prescription, and participants who reported side effects from the medication; (2) most participants did not discuss bone active medication in relation to their fracture and did not appear to connect the medication to the concept of fracture risk. Instead, participants talked about the medication in relation to bone health in general, or to bone density.

conclusionParticipants appeared to have positive perceptions of bone active medication, despite sustaining a fracture while taking the medication, reporting medication side effects, or having a healthcare provider stop the prescription. Participants did not connect bone active medication to the concept of fracture risk, illustrating the need for healthcare providers to emphasize the connection between fracture risk and bone active medication.

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Bone Density Conservation AgentsOsteoporotic FracturesAgedAged, 80 and overCanadaFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMiddle AgedOsteoporosisQualitative ResearchRisk Reduction BehaviorBone Density Conservation AgentsBeliefsBone healthFracture riskFragility fractureMedicationQualitative research

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