Patients’ preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study
Authors' conclusion
There is a significant communication gap between healthcare professionals and patients when discussing osteoporosis fracture risk.
Study context
- Population
- Women with osteoporosis or at risk for fracture, 11 sites in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA48% with history of fracture
- Participants
- 332 women
- Outcome
- Patients' preferences regarding fracture risk communication
Methodological detailsstructured interviews, multicentre (11 sites), Interviews designed on the basis of a systematic review and a qualitative pilot study (26 participants at risk of fracture)
- Structured interviews
- Multicentre (11 sites)
- Interviews designed on the basis of a systematic review and a qualitative pilot study (26 participants at risk of fracture)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Preferences for fracture risk communication
Importance of receiving fracture risk information (7-point Likert scale), mean ± SD
6.2 ± 1.4
Had already received fracture risk information
56%
185/332
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patients’ preferences for fracture risk communication: the Risk Communication in Osteoporosis (RICO) study. Osteoporos Int. Published 13 November 2023. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →