Appropriateness of bone density measurement in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

Autor:	Stefan Zechmann, Nathalie Scherz, Oliver Reich, Beat Brüngger, Oliver Senn, Thomas Rosemann, Stefan Neuner-Jehle
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Appropriateness Bone density measurement DXA Screening Osteoporosis Switzerland Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1471-2458
DOI:	10.1186/s12889-018-5305-0
Popis:	Abstract Background According to the WHO, osteoporosis is one of the most important non- communicable diseases worldwide. Different screening procedures are controversially discussed, especially concerning the concomitant issues of overdiagnosis and harm caused by inappropriate Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and appropriateness of DXA as screening measure in Switzerland considering individual risk factors and to evaluate covariates independently associated with potentially inappropriate DXA screening. Methods Retrospective cross-sectional study using insurance claim data of 2013. Among all patients with DXA screening, women
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