The current state of the problem of treatment adherence in patients with osteoporosis

Compliance with the recommendations of a health professional by patients with chronic diseases is observed only in 50% of cases, and therefore, the problem of compliance is very relevant. The widespread occurrence of osteoporosis (OP) in Russia and the world, as well as the existing problem of reducing patient compliance, requires an analysis of existing data on the level of treatment adherence in patients with OP. The aim. To analyze the current state of adherence to therapy in patients with OP. Materials and methods. The article provides an overview of the available publications on the mentioned objective. Various databases and search engines were used to search for research by Russian and foreign authors: elibrary.ru, CyberLeninka, Russian National Library (RNB), PubMed, Scientific&Scholarly Research Database (Scilit), Google Academy. The information was searched by keywords and phrases: “osteoporosis”, “osteoporosis”, “adherence to therapy/treatment”, “adherence to treatment”, “compliance”, “compliance”, as well as the corresponding MeSH terms. Results. The current state of the OP problem has been studied, and the pharmacotherapy currently used in this pathology has been considered. The data on the compliance of patients with OP, the factors that negatively affect the adherence of patients, as well as the methods that contribute to the growth of this indicator, are analyzed, and the expediency of their use is demonstrated. Conclusion. The problem of adherence to treatment of patients with OP is an important issue of modern healthcare. One of the most effective ways to improve compliance is to increase patients’ awareness of the disease, its course, methods and expediency of pharmacotherapy. There is an urgent need to develop accessible and search for new methods to increase treatment adherence in patients with OP.