PMS19 The Economic Burden of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis and Related Fractures in Greece

Post-menopausal Osteoporosis

Millions of women will be prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and be told that it will prevent osteoporosis occurring, despite the fact that there is doubt about its long term usefulness. Preventive measures outlined in this article are much more preferable, but need to be directed towards the whole population, not just menopausal women. The prevention of osteoporosis is an important p...

Remodeling in Post - menopausal Osteoporosis

the evaluation of language related engagment and task related engagment with the purpose of investigating the effect of metatalk and task typology

abstract while task-based instruction is considered as the most effective way to learn a language in the related literature, it is oversimplified on various grounds. different variables may affect how students are engaged with not only the language but also with the task itself. the present study was conducted to investigate language and task related engagement on the basis of the task typolog...

Quality of life in post-menopausal osteoporosis

BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of osteoporosis on the patients' quality of life, particularly in the absence of fractures. METHODS 100 post-menopausal women (age 50-85)--62 with uncomplicated primary osteoporosis and 38 with primary osteoporosis complicated by vertebral fractures; all already treated--were studied using two validated questionnaires: Qualeffo-41 for quality of life in osteo...

Hospitalizations for osteoporosis-related fractures: Economic costs and clinical outcomes

BACKGROUND Osteoporotic fractures frequently require inpatient care, and are associated with elevated risks of morbidity, mortality, and re-hospitalization. A comprehensive evaluation of healthcare costs, resource utilization, and outcomes associated with osteoporosis (OP)-related fractures treated in US hospitals was undertaken. METHODS A retrospective analysis using the Premier Perspective ...