Incorporation of a patient navigator into a secondary fracture prevention program identifies barriers to patient care.

CONCLUSION: Patient navigation did not improve transition to HiROC. Longer travel distance may be a barrier-unaffected by patient navigation. Identifying barriers may inform best practices for Fracture Liaison Service programs.
PMID: 32030610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - February 6, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jia KQ, Southerland L, Phieffer L, Stephens JA, Ing SW Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research