Carmelinda Ruggiero, Ilaria Giovanna Macchione, Valentina Gemo, Chiara Properzi, Federica Perini, Annarita Bianco, Maria Cristina Ercolani, Marco Mencacci, Pietro Manzi, Arturo Pasqualucci, Giuseppe De Filippis, Marta Baroni, Patrizia Mecocci
Background: Telemedicine has increasingly widespread to improve the monitoring of patients with chronic diseases. Secondary prevention of fragility fractures is an urgent matter to be addressed by means of available technology, although supported by little evidence so far. We investigated the feasibility, efficacy, and satisfaction of managing older adults at high risk of fragility fractures during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods: During the period January to July 2021, a prospective observational study for safety and adherence purposes was conducted among older adults (n = 407) with ongoing treatments for secondary prevention of fragility fractures...
April 24, 2024: Telemedicine Journal and E-health