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Table 3 Effect of ViD OS intervention on prescribing outcomes

From: Successful knowledge translation intervention in long-term care: final results from the vitamin D and osteoporosis study (ViDOS) pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

Outcome

OR (95% CI)

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

ITT cohort (n = 21 control, n = 19 intervention)

  

Primary: Vitamin D (≥800 IU/day)

1.82 (1.12, 2.96)

1.85 (1.13, 3.06)

Secondary: Calcium (≥500 mg/day)

1.33 (1.01, 1.74)

1.33 (1.01, 1.77)

Osteoporosis medication (high-risk residents**)

1.17 (0.91, 1.51)

1.12 (0.87, 1.44)

Per protocol cohort (n = 21 control, n = 12 intervention†)

  

Primary: Vitamin D (≥800 IU/day)

3.06 (2.18, 4.29)

3.14 (2.22, 4.45)

Secondary: Calcium (≥500 mg/day)

1.57 (1.12, 2.21)

1.58 (1.11, 2.24)

Osteoporosis medication (high-risk residents**)

1.20 (0.90, 1.60)

1.16 (0.87, 1.53)

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex and high-risk status (hip fracture, spine fracture, or osteoporosis diagnosis). **Hip fracture, spine fracture, or osteoporosis diagnosis.
  2. † Long-term care homes that were active participants in the intervention.
  3. ITT, intention to treat; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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