The Relationship of Perceived Risk and Biases in Perceived Risk to Fracture Prevention Behavior in Older XXXX .

@entity1 @entity460 @entity174
BACKGROUND: A bias in perceived risk for health outcomes, including @entity174 , exists. PURPOSE: We compared perceived risk and biases in perceived risk for @entity174 to @entity174 preventive behavior. METHODS: @entity1 over age 55 (n   =   2874) completed a survey five times over 5  years, and data was pulled from the medical record. Perceived risk was measured by asking @entity1 to rate their risk of @entity174 compared to similar @entity1 . Actual risk was measured using FRAX score. Bias was measured using an interaction between perceived and actual risk. RESULTS: Higher perceived risk was related to lower quality of life and self-reported health, more medication and @entity460 use, increased bone density scan use, and less walking. Bias was only associated with less medication use. Neither perceived risk nor bias predicted medication adherence. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived risk, but not bias, may predict different @entity174 prevention behaviors. Clinicians may need to base interventions on risk perceptions.
