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View article: Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update
Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update Open
The aim of this guideline is to empower health care professionals and patients to have meaningful discussions on the importance of skeletal health and fracture risk throughout older adulthood. Identification and appropriate management of s…
View article: Finding the Optimal Resistance Training Intensity for Your Bones: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Finding the Optimal Resistance Training Intensity for Your Bones: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Objective The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effect of twice-weekly, moderate-to-high intensity progressive resistance training (PRT) for 1 year on lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in individuals with low BMD, compared to …
View article: Development, Acceptability, and Usability of a Virtual Intervention for Vertebral Fractures
Development, Acceptability, and Usability of a Virtual Intervention for Vertebral Fractures Open
Objective This project aimed to develop a virtual intervention for vertebral fractures (VIVA) to implement the international recommendations for the nonpharmacological management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures and to test its acceptab…
View article: Encouraging older adults with pre-frailty and frailty to “MoveStrong”: an analysis of secondary outcomes for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Encouraging older adults with pre-frailty and frailty to “MoveStrong”: an analysis of secondary outcomes for a pilot randomized controlled trial Open
Background This 8-week pilot stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial evaluated the MoveStrong program for teaching adults who have frailty/pre-frailty about balance and functional strength training and sufficient protein intake to preve…
View article: Perspectives of patients with depression and chronic pain about bone health after a fragility fracture: A qualitative study
Perspectives of patients with depression and chronic pain about bone health after a fragility fracture: A qualitative study Open
Background Compromised bone health is often associated with depression and chronic pain. Objective To examine: (1) the experience of existing depression and chronic nonfracture pain in patients with a fragility fracture; and (2) the effect…
View article: The MoveStrong program for promoting balance and functional strength training and adequate protein intake in pre-frail older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial
The MoveStrong program for promoting balance and functional strength training and adequate protein intake in pre-frail older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial Open
Background Balance and functional strength training can improve muscle strength and physical functioning outcomes and decrease the risk of falls in older adults. To maximize the benefits of strength training, adequate protein intake is als…
View article: Patient engagement in clinical guidelines development: input from > 1000 members of the Canadian Osteoporosis Patient Network
Patient engagement in clinical guidelines development: input from > 1000 members of the Canadian Osteoporosis Patient Network Open
Patients emphasized that autonomy, mobility, and quality of life are highly valued outcomes and must be integral to practice guideline development. As expected, guidance on pharmacotherapy, screening and monitoring, and fracture prevention…
View article: What Do We Know about Individuals Who Are Assessed as Being at Moderate Risk for Future Fracture in Canada?
What Do We Know about Individuals Who Are Assessed as Being at Moderate Risk for Future Fracture in Canada? Open
There is a wide knowledge gap in the literature concerning individuals who are assessed as moderate risk for future fracture in Canada.