Low bone mineral density measurements in care home residents—a treatable cause of fractures

Low bone mineral density measurements in care home residents—a treatable cause of fractures

Purpose: to assess predictors of fracture risk and treatment for osteoporosis among elderly care home residents. Subjects and methods: Design: cross-sectional survey; Setting: residents of care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Participants: representative sample from residential care (87), nursing...

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Veröffentlicht in:Age and ageing 2006-01, Vol.35 (1), p.37-41
Hauptverfasser: Aspray, Terry J., Stevenson, Pamela, Abdy, Sharon E., Rawlings, David J., Holland, Tom, Francis, Roger M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Absorptiometry, Photon
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
bone densitometry
Bone Density
Bone Density Conservation Agents - therapeutic use
Bone mineral density
Bones
british
Calcium
Care and treatment
care homes
Case studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dietary supplements
Elderly
Elderly people
England - epidemiology
Female
Fractures
Fractures (Injuries)
Fractures, Bone - epidemiology
Fractures, Bone - etiology
Fractures, Bone - prevention & control
Humans
Incidence
Male
Minerals
Nursing homes
Odds Ratio
Older people
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - complications
Osteoporosis - diagnostic imaging
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Residential Facilities
Risk assessment
Risk Factors
Vitamin D
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose: to assess predictors of fracture risk and treatment for osteoporosis among elderly care home residents. Subjects and methods: Design: cross-sectional survey; Setting: residents of care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Participants: representative sample from residential care (87), nursing homes (105) and specialist homes for elderly people with dementia [elderly mentally infirm (EMI)]: residential (124) and nursing (76); Main outcome measures: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry bone mineral density (BMD) at calcaneum; functional assessments, including cognition, using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly–Behaviour Rating Score (CAPE–BRS) and Functional Assessment Staging Test (FAST) scores; current drug prescription. Results: MMSE, CAPE, FAST (all ANOVA P
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afj018