Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad
Women with increased risk of the female athlete triad (Triad) are more susceptible to osteoporosis compared to other women. The study included 65 women with increased risk of the Triad who had their osteoporosis health beliefs measured to assess their concern for the disease. Participants were femal...
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| description | Women with increased risk of the female athlete triad (Triad) are more susceptible to osteoporosis compared to other women. The study included 65 women with increased risk of the Triad who had their osteoporosis health beliefs measured to assess their concern for the disease. Participants were female collegiate cross-country runners at different levels of competition, including National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisions III, II, and I. Although these participants have an increased risk of the Triad and are more susceptible to osteoporosis, on a scale of 1 to 5, results showed that they had low to moderate perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 2.81 and moderate perceived severity of osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 3.38. A statistically significant difference in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis was found between female collegiate cross-country runners in the NAIA and those in the NCAA DIII. Reasons that could explain relatively low levels of concern for osteoporosis in female collegiate cross-country runners and reasons for significant differences in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis are given, and recommendations for health education and intervention to help care for this population are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f3855aeceb44fef89ac1eb8fa14a9c52025-08-20T03:20:17ZengWileyJournal of Osteoporosis2090-80592042-00642014-01-01201410.1155/2014/676304676304Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete TriadVu H. Nguyen0Ze Wang1Stephanie M. Okamura2Public Health Program, Department of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USAPublic Health Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USAWomen with increased risk of the female athlete triad (Triad) are more susceptible to osteoporosis compared to other women. The study included 65 women with increased risk of the Triad who had their osteoporosis health beliefs measured to assess their concern for the disease. Participants were female collegiate cross-country runners at different levels of competition, including National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisions III, II, and I. Although these participants have an increased risk of the Triad and are more susceptible to osteoporosis, on a scale of 1 to 5, results showed that they had low to moderate perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 2.81 and moderate perceived severity of osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 3.38. A statistically significant difference in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis was found between female collegiate cross-country runners in the NAIA and those in the NCAA DIII. Reasons that could explain relatively low levels of concern for osteoporosis in female collegiate cross-country runners and reasons for significant differences in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis are given, and recommendations for health education and intervention to help care for this population are provided.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/676304 |
| spellingShingle | Vu H. Nguyen Ze Wang Stephanie M. Okamura Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad Journal of Osteoporosis |
| title | Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad |
| title_full | Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad |
| title_fullStr | Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad |
| title_short | Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad |
| title_sort | osteoporosis health beliefs of women with increased risk of the female athlete triad |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/676304 |
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