OBJECTIVE: To assess HRT compliance and cost 1 year after population screening for low bone density. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire sent out to women 1 year after having a bone density scan. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Compliance with HRT, type of HRT and cost. RESULTS: Compliance with HRT after screening for women with low bone density was 48% for postmenopausal women and 59% for women with a simple hysterectomy. The most often used form of HRT was Estraderm (49%) for women with a hysterectomy, whilst for women with an intact uterus Prempak-C (54%) was the most popular. The average annual cost of treating women who had had a hysterectomy was 67 pounds whilst for women with an intact uterus it was 61 pounds, a non-significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 50% of women with low bone density had started HRT within 1 year of having a densitometry examination. Previous reports of the cost advantage of treating women who had had a hysterectomy relative to those who had not has been overstated.
OBJECTIVE: To assess HRT compliance and cost 1 year after population screening for low bone density. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire sent out to women 1 year after having a bone density scan. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Compliance with HRT, type of HRT and cost. RESULTS: Compliance with HRT after screening for women with low bone density was 48% for postmenopausal women and 59% for women with a simple hysterectomy. The most often used form of HRT was Estraderm (49%) for women with a hysterectomy, whilst for women with an intact uterus Prempak-C (54%) was the most popular. The average annual cost of treating women who had had a hysterectomy was 67 pounds whilst for women with an intact uterus it was 61 pounds, a non-significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 50% of women with low bone density had started HRT within 1 year of having a densitometry examination. Previous reports of the cost advantage of treating women who had had a hysterectomy relative to those who had not has been overstated.
Authors: D H Solomon; M T Connelly; C J Rosen; B Dawson-Hughes; D P Kiel; S L Greenspan; E S Leib; M Holick; A H Miguel; J S Finkelstein Journal: Osteoporos Int Date: 2003-03-14 Impact factor: 4.507
Authors: L Shepstone; R Fordham; E Lenaghan; I Harvey; C Cooper; N Gittoes; A Heawood; T J Peters; T O'Neill; D Torgerson; R Holland; A Howe; T Marshall; J A Kanis; E McCloskey Journal: Osteoporos Int Date: 2012-10 Impact factor: 4.507