Physician's awareness of the prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis.

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dc.contributor.authorUngprasert, Supparaten_US
dc.contributor.authorWangkaew, Suparapornen_US
dc.contributor.authorLouthrenoo, Worawiten_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T20:19:26Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T20:19:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-12en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Corticosteroid induced osteoporosis (CIO) is a preventable condition that is often not realized by physicians who prescribe corticosteroids. The present study was carried out to study the awareness of CIO prevention in a teaching hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The medical records of patients who received corticosteroids equivalent to prednisolone of > or = 5 mg/day for a minimum of 3 months between 1 May 2004 and 30 June 2004 were reviewed. RESULTS: Four hundred and forty nine patients of 1,540 who received corticosteroids (29.1%) were included in the present study. Rheumatologists, nephrologists, and dermatologists were the top three specialists to prescribe corticosteroids in 189 (42.1%), 103 (23.0%), and 46 (10.2%) cases, respectively. Only 146 patients (32.5%) received calcium supplement. Rheumatologists and neurologists were the top two specialists to prescribe calcium supplementation in 100 of 189 (52.9%) and 13 of 36 (36.1%) cases, respectively. Bone mineral density measurement was determined in only 26 of the 449 patients (5.8%). CONCLUSION: Prevention of CIO is still neglected by internal medicine specialists, even in a teaching hospital. An educational campaign for physicians is warranted to improve the practice for the prevention of this treatable complication.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUngprasert S, Wangkaew S, Louthrenoo W. Physician's awareness of the prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2007 Jan; 90(1): 59-64en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/42786
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshCalcium --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshClinical Competenceen_US
dc.subject.meshGlucocorticoids --administration & dosageen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshOsteoporosis --chemically induceden_US
dc.subject.meshPrednisolone --administration & dosageen_US
dc.titlePhysician's awareness of the prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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