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- Title
Portuguese recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis and management of primary osteoporosis - 2018 update.
- Authors
Rodrigues, A. M.; Canhão, H.; Marques, A.; Ambrósio, C.; Borges, J.; Coelho, P.; Costa, L.; Fernandes, S.; Gonçalves, I.; Gonçalves, M. J.; Guerra, M.; Marques, M. L.; Pimenta, S.; Pinto, P.; Sequeira, G.; Simões, E.; Teixeira, L.; Vaz, C.; Vieira-Sousa, E.; Vieira, R.
- Abstract
Background: Advances in osteoporosis (OP)case de - finition, treatment options, optimal therapy duration and pharmacoeconomic evidence in the national context motivated the Portuguese Society of Rheu - ma tology (SPR) to update the Portuguese recommen - dations for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis published in 2007. Methods: SPR bone diseases' working group organi - zed meetings involving 55 participants (rheumato - logists, rheumatology fellows and one OP specialist nurse) to debate and develop the document. First, the working group selected 11 pertinent clinical questions for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in standard clinical practice. Then, each question was investigated through literature review and draft recommendations were built through consensus. When insufficient evidence was available, recommendations were based on experts' opinion and on good clinical practice. At two national mee - tings, the recommendations were discussed and upda ted. A draft of the recommendations full text was submitted to critical review among the working group and suggestions were incorporated. A final ver sion was circulated among all Portuguese rheumatologists before publication and the level of agreement was anonymously assessed using an online survey.
- Subjects
OSTEOPOROSIS treatment; PREVENTIVE medicine; TREATMENT effectiveness; PRIMARY health care; HEALTH outcome assessment
- Publication
Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa, 2018, Vol 43, p123
- ISSN
0303-464X
- Publication type
Article