Preference of Quality of Life Questionnaires and Risk Assessment Calculators in Osteoporosis: A Brief Report

Abstract

Objective:The purpose of this study was to identify the most preferred measurement tools for assessing fracture risk and quality of life (QoL) in patients with osteoporosis (OP).Materials and Methods:The QoL questionnaires and risk assessment calculators in OP were investigated based on a questionnaire conducted by the Turkish Osteoporosis Society during WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2023 in Barcelona. One hundred congress participants were included in the study. Basically the participants were questioned which risk assessment calculator they preferred to assess fracture risk and which OP QoL questionnaire they used to evaluate patients’ QoL.Results:Twenty-one participants reported that they did not evaluate QoL. Those who completed the QoL assessment were found to prefer the OP QoL questionnaire the most (32.6%). We found that participants most preferred Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) (81.0%) to assess fracture risk at the OP.Conclusion:FRAX was found to be significantly preferable in the assessment of fracture risk, despite the fact that healthcare professionals did not have a substantial consistency in QoL questionnaires.

Keywords

• osteoporosis
• quality of life
• osteoporotic fractures