Calcium supplementation | 36 (68) |
Vitamin D supplementation | 26 (50) |
Dietary changes | 19 (35) |
Hip protector | 5 (9) |
Exercise program | 1 (2) |
Referrals | |
• Occupational therapist or physiotherapist | 32 (60) |
• Osteoporosis specialist | 3 (6) |
• Falls clinic | 4 (8) |
• Osteoporosis Canada | 3 (6) |
Patients’ sources of information on osteoporosis* | |
• Physician | 44 (83) |
• Media | 38 (71) |
• Friends or family | 32 (60) |
• Pharmacist | 29 (54) |
• Occupational therapist or physiotherapist | 11 (21) |
Patients who believed they were at risk of future fracture | 10 (19) |
Patients who thought their bone strength was normal or better than normal | 22 (42) |