The Decision to Accept Treatment for Osteoporosis Following Hip Fracture: Exploring the Woman’s Perspective Using a Stage-of-Change Model

Abstract: Despite the availability of medications that reduce fracture risk, most women who sustain a hip fracture are not evaluated or treated for osteoporosis. While a number of studies have attributed this to a lack of physician awareness, no studies have evaluated this problem from the patient’s perspective. To explore the process a woman negotiates when deciding to accept pharmacologic treatment for osteoporosis after hip fracture, we used …