This quality improvement project is aimed at improving health care by identifying low cost strategies to get Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients to more effectively communicate with their physicians about osteoporosis prevention and treatment (improving doctor-patient communication). The investigators will implement a direct to patient intervention to the population of interest (patients on chronic glucocorticoids) via story-telling, using an Internet based video. The target audience is people on chronic glucocorticoids not already receiving bones-specific osteoporosis medications to determine differences in post-intervention rates of osteoporosis care, and the rates of prescription anti-osteoporosis therapies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
4,659
patients with a history of chronic glucocorticoids use tell their experiences of side effects resulting from chronic use and provide advice on ways to prevent side effects
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Number of participants receiving Anti-osteoporosis Treatment
Includes bisphosphonates, PTH, SERM, Calcitonin
Time frame: within 3 - 12 months of exposure to video
Calcium and Vitamin D use
Are participants taking calcium and vitamin d supplements
Time frame: within 3 - 12 months of exposure to video
Patient-Physician Communication
Did viewing the video increase patient-physician communication
Time frame: within 3 - 12 months of exposure to video
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