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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2013 Mar 15;55(1):1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.03.003

Table 1.

Physician survey content

Physician characteristics Gender, age, years in practice, geographic region, specialty, practice setting, academic affiliation, and patient volume
Diagnosing and managing postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) Equipment used and patient characteristics considered to diagnose osteoporosis Initiating therapy with samples and/or prescriptions
Follow-up intervals after prescribing osteoporosis agent(s)
PMO medication adherence Level of adherence needed for clinical benefit
Factors that influence patient adherence Physician behaviors used to support patient adherence (ask patients about problems with their medication; ask family/caregiver about medication adherence; review medical records or pharmacy data for indications of refills)
What percentage of your patients do you estimate adhere to post-menopausal osteoporosis (PMO) medication therapy after 1 year? Adherence is defined as both persistence and compliance (following dosing instructions at least 80% of the time).