A micro-costing analysis of post-fracture care pathways: results from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS).

Jason TalevskiK M SandersA LalJ J WattsA BeauchampG DuqueF BorgströmJ A KanisA SvedbomS L Brennan-Olsen

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2022)

This study identified the costs and HRQoL impacts of several multidisciplinary care pathways for individual fracture sites based on the health service utilization of an international cohort of older adults. These care pathways may assist healthcare providers in allocating resources for fragility fractures in more effective and cost-efficient ways.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
physical activity
pain management
affordable care act
chronic pain
body composition
bone mineral density
hip fracture