Journal article
Longitudinal assessment of health-related quality of life in osteoporosis: data from the population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
Abstract
Little is known about the association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and osteoporosis in the absence of fracture, and how HRQOL may change over time. This study provides evidence of substantially reduced HRQOL in women and men with self-reported and/or BMD-confirmed osteoporosis, even in the absence of fragility fracture.IntroductionFragility fractures have a detrimental effect on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of …
Authors
Hopman WM; Berger C; Joseph L; Morin SN; Towheed T; Anastassiades T; Adachi JD; Hanley DA; Prior JC; Goltzman D
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 1635–1644
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2019
DOI
10.1007/s00198-019-05000-y
ISSN
0937-941X