Primary care house staff attitudes toward osteoporosis management.
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed possible institutional and patient-related factors influencing the delivery of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) care and the diagnostic priority placed on addressing PMO, relative to other common medical conditions, by primary care house staff at our institution. METHODS: A questionnaire was designed and distributed to eligible house staff at our institution. RESULTS: Approximately 50% (n = 52) of the house staff participated. The supervising clinic attending, patients' lack of insurance, accessibility to medical care, comorbid conditions, and university formulary were reported to influence decisions regarding osteoporosis care. Osteoporosis was ranked 6th of 7 medical issues (hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, adult immunizations, osteoporosis, thyroid disease) to address during a comprehensive medical visit. CONCLUSIONS: Our institution's primary care house staff reported multiple influences on decision making regarding osteoporosis care, and an overall low priority to address this issue. Based on PMO's associated morbidity and mortality, primary care training programs are challenged to put resources toward optimizing house staff delivery of osteoporosis care.
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Primary Health Care
- Osteoporosis
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences