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The Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) Jan to June 2016FLS-DB data definitions

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Data field FLS Name Number of cases submitted Uploaded in bulk (Y/N) Number of fields (out of 29) with 20% or more missing data Number of fields (out of 29) with 50% or more missing data From NHFD - Hip From NHFD - Non-hip From FLS-DB - Hip From FLS-DB - Non-hip FLS-DB case identification % - Hip FLS-DB case identification % - Non-hip Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 7 days (n) Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 7 days (%) Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 30 days (n) Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 30 days (%) Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 90 days (n) Diagnosis to FLS assessment within 90 days (%) Diagnosis to FLS assessment 91 days or more (n) Diagnosis to FLS assessment 91 days or more (%) Diagnosis to FLS assessment (days)Missing (n) Diagnosis to FLS assessment (days)Missing (%) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 7 days (n) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 7 days (%) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 30 days (n) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 30 days (%) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 90 days (n) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 90 days (%) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 91 days or more(n) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis Within 91 days or more(%) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis days missing (n) Time to DXA scan from fracture diagnosis days missing (%) Total DXA recommended Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Treated (oral bisphosphonates†, denosumab, zolendronate) (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Treated (oral bisphosphonates†, denosumab, zolendronate) (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Inappropriate (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Inappropriate (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Informed decline (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Informed decline (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture -Referred to GP to decide prescription (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Referred to GP to decide prescription (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture -Referred for further clinical opinion(n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Referred for further clinical opinion (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture -Don't know (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Don't know (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture -Missing (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Missing (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Alendronate (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Alendronate (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Risedronate (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Risedronate (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Ibandronate (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Ibandronate (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Raloxifene (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Raloxifene (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Teriparatide (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Teriparatide (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Strontium (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Strontium (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Denosumab (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Denosumab (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Zoledronate (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Zoledronate (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Other hormone therapies (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Other hormone therapies (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Activated vitamin D (n) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Activated vitamin D (%) Q4.01 – Bone therapy recommended after index fracture - Total recommended bone therapy(n) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Not done (n) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Not done (%) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Falls risk assessment done/referred/ recommended (n) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Falls risk assessment done/referred/ recommended (%) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Not recorded (n) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Not recorded (%) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Missing (n) Q5.01 Falls risk assessment performed by FLS - Missing (%) Total patient records (n) Patients followed-up (of those prescribed bone therapy or referred for further clinical opinion or to GP) (n) Patients followed-up (of those prescribed bone therapy or referred for further clinical opinion or to GP) (%) Total recommended bone therapy (n) Proportion of patients with a valid bone therapy recommendation, reported as starting treatment within 4 months of index fracture by FLS from January to June 2016 (n) Proportion of patients with a valid bone therapy recommendation, reported as starting treatment within 4 months of index fracture by FLS from January to June 2016 (%)
Data field description Name of participating hospital or Trust How many cases each FLS has included Whether or not data submitted by each FLS was uploaded in bulk or not Number of fields out of 29 with 20% or more missing data submitted by each submitting FLS Number of fields out of 29 with 50% or more missing data submitted by each submitting FLS Estimated number of hip fracture patients (using NHFD data and rule of 5) Estimated number of non-hip fracture patients (using NHFD data and rule of 4) Number of hip fracture patients submitted to the FLS-DB Number of non-hip patients submitted from FLS-DB Percentage of estimated number of hip fragility fractures patients submitted Percentage of estimated number of non-hip fragility fractures patients submitted Number of patients assessed by the FLS within 7 days Percentageof patients assessed by the FLS within 7 days Number of patients assessed within 30 days Percentage of patients assesed within 30 days Number of patients assesed within 90 days Percentage of patients assesed within 90 days Number of patents where the diagnosis to FLS assessment was 91 days or more (n) Percentage of patents where the diagnosis to FLS assessment was 91 days or more Number of patients where diagnosis to FLS assessment could not be calculated Percentage of patients where diagnosis to FLS assessment could not be calculated Number of patients receiving a DXA scan within 7 days of fracture Percentage of patients receiving a DXA scan within 7 days of fracture Number of patients receiving a DXA scan within 30 days of fracture Percentage of patients receiving a DXA scan within 30 days of fracture Number of patients receiving a DXA scan within 90 days of fracture Percentage of patients receiving a DXA scan within 90 days of fracture Number of patients receiving a DXA scan at 91 days or more post fracture Percentage of patients receiving a DXA scan at 91 days or more post fracture Number of patients where diagnosis to DXA could not be calculated Percentage of patients where diagnosis to DXA could not be calculated Total number of those recommended a DXA scan Number of patients recommended (oral bisphosphonates, denosumab, zolendronate) bone therapy recommended after index fracture Percentage of patients recommended (oral bisphosphonates, denosumab, zolendronate) bone therapy recommended after index fracture Number of cases where bone therapy was reported as inappropriate Percentage of cases where bone therapy was reported as inappropriate Number of cases where bone therapy was reported as informed decline Percentage of cases where bone therapy was reported as informed decline Number of patients who were referred to GP to decide prescription for bone therapy Percentage of patients who were referred to GP to decide prescription for bone therapy Number of patients who were referred for further clinical opinion for bone therapy Percentage of patients who were referred for further clinical opinion for bone therapy Number of cases where its is not known if patients were recommended bone therapy Percentage of cases where its is not known if patients were recommended bone therapy Number of cases where bone therapy reccommendation was missing Percentage of cases where bone therapy reccommendation was missing Number of patients recommended Alendronate Percentage of patients recommended Alendronate Number of patients recommended Risedronate Percentage of patients recommended Risedronate Number of patients recommended Ibandronate Percentage of patients recommended Ibandronate Number of patients recommended Raloxifene Percentage of patients recommended Raloxifene Number of patients recommended Teriparatide Percentage of patients recommended Teriparatide Number of patients recommended Strontium Percentage of patients recommended Strontium Number of patients recommended Denosumab Percentage of patients recommended Denosumab Number of patients recommended Zoledronate Percentage of patients recommended Zoledronate Number of patients recommended other hormone therapies Percentage of patients recommended other hormone therapies Number of patients recommended activated vitamin D Percentage of patients recommended activated vitamin D Total number of patients recommended bone therapy Number of patients that did not have a falls risk assessment Percentage of patients that did not have a falls risk assessment Number of patients that had falls risk assessment done or referred to or recommended by a FLS Percentage of patients that had falls risk assessment done or referred to or recommended by a FLS Number of patients where the falls risk assessment was not recorded Percentage of patients where the falls risk assessment was not recorded Number of patients where the falls risk assessment was missing Percentage of patients where the falls risk assessment was missing Total records of patients prescribed anti-osteoporosis medication or referred for further clinical opinion or to GP Number of patients followed up Percentage of patients followed up Number of patients recommended bone therapy Number with a valid bone therapy recommendation, reported as starting treatment within 4 months of index fracture by FLS from January to June 2016 Percentageof patients with a valid bone therapy recommendation, reported as starting treatment within 4 months of index fracture by FLS from January to June 2017
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