Table 3 Physician-reported recommendations* to improve relevance and implementation of the OC guidelines in LTC, grouped in rank order by major theme
From: Fracture risk assessment in long-term care:a survey of long-term care physicians
| Â | Rank | # of coded statements |
|---|---|---|
Theme: Adapt tools and therapeutic recommendations | 1 | 34 |
  Remove BMD from fracture risk assessment |  |  |
  Adapt therapeutic recommendations |  |  |
  Clarify fracture risk assessment recommendations |  |  |
  Make format of guidelines and tools more user-friendly |  |  |
Theme: Make guidelines relevant to LTC | 2 | 30 |
  Address factors that make the LTC population unique |  |  |
  Address short life expectancy of LTC residents |  |  |
  Address lack of evidence in LTC population |  |  |
  Address risk of therapeutic recommendations |  |  |
Theme: Other | 3 | 3 |
  Recommend the involvement of pharmacists |  |  |
  Involve LTC physicians in guideline development |  |  |