Reasons for not initiating osteoporosis therapy among a managed care population

Jingbo Yu1 Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Susan K Brenneman2 Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Optum, Eden Prairie, MN, USA

Vasilisa Sazonov1 Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Ankita Modi1 Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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Figure 1 Patient selection and survey response.

Notes: ^aDiagnosis of osteoporosis and evidence of bone mineral density test within 183 days of diagnosis or evidence of osteoporosis-related fracture during identification period. Index date is the date of osteoporosis diagnosis or osteoporosis-related fracture (whichever was most recent) during the identification period.
Abbreviation: yrs, years.

Figure 2 Sets of patients derived from survey screening questions.

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with completed surveys

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Table 2 Reasons for not initiating treatment among patients for whom physician recommended pharmacological osteoporosis treatment

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Figure 3 Importance of treatment-related factors in choice of whether to use a recommended treatment among 44 patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment.

Note: N=43 responses for these survey items: where can be completed, heard negative things about, knows someone else who has taken same form of treatment, and used by patients for a long time.

Table 3 Patient knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

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Table 4 Physician recommended osteoporosis treatment and management, and patient use of over-the-counter calcium and vitamin D products among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

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Reasons for not initiating osteoporosis therapy among a managed care population

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with completed surveys

Table 2 Reasons for not initiating treatment among patients for whom physician recommended pharmacological osteoporosis treatment

Table 3 Patient knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

Table 4 Physician recommended osteoporosis treatment and management, and patient use of over-the-counter calcium and vitamin D products among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with completed surveys

Table 2 Reasons for not initiating treatment among patients for whom physician recommended pharmacological osteoporosis treatment

Table 3 Patient knowledge and beliefs about osteoporosis among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

Table 4 Physician recommended osteoporosis treatment and management, and patient use of over-the-counter calcium and vitamin D products among patients for whom physician recommended osteoporosis treatment but who did not initiate osteoporosis treatment

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