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ba0003pp319 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2014

Perceived vs objective knowledge in patients with osteoporosis

Miller Amanda , Thompson Kara , Cole Jenneth , Kaiser Stephanie

Previous studies have demonstrated that patients with osteoporosis (OP) have a poor understanding of their bone disease and that this negatively influences treatment decisions and medication compliance. The aim of this study is to determine if there is a discrepancy between perceived and objective disease knowledge (PK and OK, respectively) in patients with OP and whether this correlates with certain patient characteristics.Design and methods: After ethi...