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and under addressed, according to new survey released today
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=C2=B7 Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million people worldwide=C2=
=A0and results in a fracture every 3 seconds yet a new survey reveals bone =
specialists in Europe think its impact is not fully recognised
=C2=B7 Specialists (82%) believe osteoporosis is a silent epidemic, yet onl=
y 24% believe their healthcare system is adequately prepared to support ost=
eoporosis patients3
=C2=B7 More than half (53%) of bone specialists think their patients believ=
e that osteoporosis or fragility fractures will only impact them in the sho=
rt term3, despite clear evidence of its long-term impact on quality of life=
and independence4,5=C2=A0
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (September 20, 2019) A new European survey, released toda=
y by UCB, reveals that bone specialists believe osteoporosis and fragility =
fractures are neglected and under prioritized by their healthcare systems, =
and action needs to be taken.^3 The survey, conducted in August 2019, asked=
401 bone specialists from 11 European countries about their experience of =
osteoporosis and fragility fracture management.^3
Of those surveyed, 66% agreed that osteoporosis is a neglected condition an=
d only 10% of specialists surveyed agreed that osteoporosis and fragility f=
ractures are currently given a high priority by their local health authorit=
y.^3 When asked, the majority (90%) agreed that the condition should be a p=
ublic health priority and 91% agreed that effective management can improve =
outcomes and reduce costs.^3 At present, in women over 45 years of age, ost=
eoporosis accounts for more days spent in hospital than many other diseases=
, including diabetes and breast cancer.^6 In 2010, the cost of fragility fr=
actures in the European Union was =E2=82=AC37 billion7, and based on demogr=
aphic changes is predicted to double by 2050.^1
=E2=80=9CThese results confirm what many of us already knew. Every year tha=
t goes by, more patients are potentially being denied effective management,=
leaving them vulnerable to life changing fractures. We need dedicated poli=
cy advisory groups to support national osteoporosis professionals and patie=
nt groups to implement effective approaches to bridge this prioritisation g=
ap for policy makers, primary care and patients.=E2=80=9D commented Dr Kass=
im Javaid, Consultant in Rheumatologist, University of Oxford. While the ul=
timate step is to prevent the first fracture, co-ordinated post-fracture ca=
re services like the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) has started to close th=
e care gap, successful FLS models need to be expanded internationally. Once=
these systems are in place, FLSs can evolve to identify high risk groups t=
o prevent the first fracture, our ultimate goal.=E2=80=9D
The survey results also suggest that patients are not well informed about o=
steoporosis and its impact. Only a third (33%) of specialists feel their pa=
tients understand the long term impact of osteoporosis and more than half (=
53%) say their patients believe there is a low, to no increased risk of sub=
sequent fragility fractures after the first,^3 despite evidence which shows=
that after experiencing the first fracture, you are five times more likely=
to suffer another fracture within a year.^8 Worse still, for those that su=
ffer a hip fracture, 40% are not able to walk independently again^9 and up =
to a quarter of those who suffer a hip fracture die in the first year throu=
gh complications.^10,11=C2=A0
In addition, the survey highlighted challenges in osteoporosis management m=
ay also sit at the primary care level. The majority (84%) of specialists ag=
reed that increased awareness and understanding of osteoporosis is needed f=
or general practitioners (GPs), and only 32% agreed that GPs refer suspecte=
d osteoporosis diagnoses in a timely manner.^3=C2=A0
With osteoporosis being the most common bone disease in the world, resultin=
g in more than 8.9 million fragility fractures each year around the globe,^=
12 more needs to be done to help educate and support general practitioners =
and patients on osteoporosis and the importance of timely referral and effe=
ctive management.=C2=A0
=E2=80=9COsteoporosis patients can face a great loss of independence and a =
reduced quality of life, especially after experiencing a fragility fracture=
and these survey results highlight that the specialists treating the condi=
tion believe that not enough is being done to ensure it=E2=80=99s given the=
priority that=E2=80=99s required at the healthcare system level,=E2=80=9D =
said Dr. Pascale Richetta, Head of Bone and Executive Vice President at UCB=
. =E2=80=9CWe need to help prevent this silent epidemic from spreading by b=
etter educating policy makers, physicians and patients on the long-term imp=
act of osteoporosis, so that the condition can be effectively managed, and =
the risk of subsequent, iterative, fractures reduced.=E2=80=9D
For further information
Scott Fleming, Bone Communications Lead, UCB
T +44 7702 777378, scott.fleming@ucb.com=C2=A0
France Nivelle, Global Communications, UCB
T +32.2.559.9178, france.nivelle@ucb.com
Laurent Schots, Media Relations, UCB
T+32.2.559.92.64, laurent.schots@ucb.com
About the survey
UCB conducted a survey of healthcare professionals with a speciality in bon=
e medicine. The survey was conducted in August-September 2019 as part of an=
initiative to investigate attitudes and perceived prioritisation of osteop=
orosis and fragility fractures in eleven major industrialized countries: Ge=
rmany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Ne=
therlands, Poland and Romania. 401 specialist healthcare professionals were=
interviewed online about osteoporosis and fragility fractures.=C2=A0
About UCB
UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company =
focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and soluti=
ons to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the imm=
une system or of the central nervous system. With 7 500 people in approxima=
tely 40 countries, the company generated revenue of =E2=82=AC 4.6 billion i=
n 2018. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twit=
ter: @UCB_news
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