Journal article
Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice
Abstract
The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for long-term care (LTC) aims to support fracture risk-reduction. LTC specific recommendations for fracture prevention were developed in 2015. This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to guide the development and application of research evidence on fracture prevention in older adults. Knowledge translation activities highlighted fractures as a significant source of morbidity in LTC, …
Authors
Papaioannou A; Ioannidis G; McArthur C; Hillier LM; Feldman S; Giangregorio L; Jaglal S; Jain R; Van der Horst M-L; Adachi J
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 36–42
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2020.07.003
ISSN
1525-8610