This decision support tool is a quick, easy-to-use decision tool for clinicians and patients to use in appointments — minimal or no training needed

Key benefits

• Standardised care aligned with best practice: bespoke medicine recommendations following the latest clinical guidelines.
• Significant improvements in patient involvement, understanding and decision-making
• Makes complex information clear: patients leave the appointment with more clarity and confidence
• Shared decisions made easier: patients feel involved in their care and choices about bone strengthening medicines are easier.
• Generates personalised easy-read print outs: reinforcing messages and next steps for patients and GPs

The iFraP trail demonstrated

Clinicians were supported to

• Interpret latest clinical guidance
• Communicate risk more easily
• Deliver standardised & personalised care

Patients supported with

• Ease in decision making*
• Feeling involved*
• Satisfaction with information*
• Less concerns about medicine*
• More accurate perception of their fracture risk*

Ongoing care supported through

• Barriers to adherence addressed*
• Personalised easy-read printouts
• Better communication with GPs supported

*Significant improvements in these outcomes identified in iFraP trial (n=347): https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf142.124