Anecdotal and research evidence suggests that poor adherence and persistence with oral bisphosphonates can result in patients being at increased risk of osteoporotic fractures. Several interventions have been researched for their effectiveness with adherence and persistence, but the most effective method of supporting patients with oral bisphosphonate medications is clinician reviews, generally identified as doctors and nurses.
This service evaluation aimed to explore the knowledge and views of multidisciplinary community-based clinicians about adherence and persistence with oral bisphosphonates. The results indicated a positive attitude to a multidisciplinary approach supporting patients to take their medication as prescribed, with recommendations for future research.
Nursing Older People. doi: 10.7748/nop.2018.e1033
CitationCook M (2018) Community clinicians’ views about patient adherence to osteoporosis medication. Nursing Older People. doi: 10.7748/nop.2018.e1033
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind review and has been checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone declared
Published online: 23 July 2018
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