TRY TO PREVENT BONES FROM BREAKING

Introduction: Osteoporosis has a high prevalence in western countries. In Portugal is estimated to exist in more than half a million people. In terms of public health importance of this disease comes from its complications including fractures of the proximal femur that are that short-term cause more morbidity, mortality and high socio-economic costs. In 2010/09/30 the General Health Department (GHD) issued a standard of good clinical practices for the prescription rules of osteodensitometry in osteoporosis. Method: Research through statistic program Mim@uf and Sclinic Objectives: The work consists in the verification of compliance with that recommendation (of GHD), between 2013-2015 in the universe of the females » = 65 years old ( n=97) and men » = 70 years old ( n=43). Conclusions: It was observed a decrease of the prescription of osteodensitometry , however the cases in which was prescribed it was according to standard of good clinical practices. It revealed the need to optimize the prescription of that exam, to increase the diagnostic and therapeutic capability of this very prevalent disease.