Impact of In-Hospital Osteoporosis Treatment on Post-discharge Medication Continuity in Osteoporotic Fracture Patients: Implications for Care Continuity
Seung Hoon Kim, Seoyeong Choi, Yonghan Cha, Eunjeong Choi, Suk-Yong Jang · 2026
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Description
After a broken bone caused by weak bones, staying on bone-protecting medicine cuts the risk of the next break, yet many patients never start or soon stop. Seung Hoon Kim and co-authors used South Korean insurance records for 19,021 fracture patients aged fifty and over. They asked whether starting the medicine during the hospital stay predicted still taking it a year after going home.
Only about a quarter began treatment in hospital, but three quarters of them were still on it a year later, against a quarter of those who never started. The adjusted chance of continuing was more than twice as high for starters, for both pills and injections. The link ran strongest in men, in younger patients, and after minor fractures. The authors favour building bone care into ward routines.
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| CREATOR | Seung Hoon Kim, Seoyeong Choi, Yonghan Cha, Eunjeong Choi, Suk-Yong Jang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |