Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Objective: Osteoporosis is a chronic metabolic bone disease characterized by bone fragility and increased fracture risk. The prevalence of osteoporosis has increased because of demographic changes and lifestyle modifications. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a previous fragility fracture....
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| description | Objective: Osteoporosis is a chronic metabolic bone disease characterized by bone fragility and increased fracture risk. The prevalence of osteoporosis has increased because of demographic changes and lifestyle modifications. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a previous fragility fracture. This study aimed to determine patients’ awareness levels regarding the prevention of new fractures and the necessary precautions for osteoporosis.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 112 patients with osteoporotic fractures who met the inclusion criteria. The effect level was 0.632, the confidence interval (a) was 0.05, and the power of the test (1-b) was 0.95 for 110 samples. The patient information form and osteoporosis awareness scale (OAS) were used for data collection.
Results: Eighty-three patients (74.1%) were unaware that their fractures were osteoporotic, and 35.7% (n=40) had a history of previous fractures. The mean OAS total score of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis before fracture, those who had a family member diagnosed and treated with osteoporosis, and those who received education about osteoporosis was significantly higher. It was found that there was a moderate positive correlation between educational status and OAS total score (r=451; p<0.001). There was no difference in the OAS total score between patients with and without previous fractures (p=0.817). It was found that 53.5% of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis before the fracture still needed education about osteoporosis.
Conclusion: The results showed that patient education successfully increased awareness but did not help develop positive preventive attitudes in patients. Repeated training is necessary for individuals at risk. Bone mineral densitometry scan rates are low even in patients with a history of fragility fractures. The awareness of orthopedic specialists regarding osteoporosis education and diagnosis should be increased. The dissemination of screening tests for early diagnosis of osteoporosis should be part of the public health agenda. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93929913008d46cbbbf7e2b827556fca2025-08-20T03:37:20ZengGalenos Publishing HouseTürk Osteoporoz Dergisi2147-26532024-12-0130314915610.4274/tod.galenos.2024.75875Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional StudyOğuzhan Gökalp0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4062-8559Çiğdem Kaya1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8850-7612Yılmaz Kaya2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-655XUşak University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Uşak, TurkeyBalıkesir University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Balıkesir, TurkeyBalıkesir State Hospital, Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Balıkesir, TurkeyObjective: Osteoporosis is a chronic metabolic bone disease characterized by bone fragility and increased fracture risk. The prevalence of osteoporosis has increased because of demographic changes and lifestyle modifications. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a previous fragility fracture. This study aimed to determine patients’ awareness levels regarding the prevention of new fractures and the necessary precautions for osteoporosis. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 112 patients with osteoporotic fractures who met the inclusion criteria. The effect level was 0.632, the confidence interval (a) was 0.05, and the power of the test (1-b) was 0.95 for 110 samples. The patient information form and osteoporosis awareness scale (OAS) were used for data collection. Results: Eighty-three patients (74.1%) were unaware that their fractures were osteoporotic, and 35.7% (n=40) had a history of previous fractures. The mean OAS total score of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis before fracture, those who had a family member diagnosed and treated with osteoporosis, and those who received education about osteoporosis was significantly higher. It was found that there was a moderate positive correlation between educational status and OAS total score (r=451; p<0.001). There was no difference in the OAS total score between patients with and without previous fractures (p=0.817). It was found that 53.5% of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis before the fracture still needed education about osteoporosis. Conclusion: The results showed that patient education successfully increased awareness but did not help develop positive preventive attitudes in patients. Repeated training is necessary for individuals at risk. Bone mineral densitometry scan rates are low even in patients with a history of fragility fractures. The awareness of orthopedic specialists regarding osteoporosis education and diagnosis should be increased. The dissemination of screening tests for early diagnosis of osteoporosis should be part of the public health agenda.https://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/articles/osteoporosis-awareness-and-effecting-factors-a-descriptive-cross-sectional-study/doi/tod.galenos.2024.75875osteoporosisawarenessosteoporotic fractureseducation of patients |
| spellingShingle | Oğuzhan Gökalp Çiğdem Kaya Yılmaz Kaya Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi osteoporosis awareness osteoporotic fractures education of patients |
| title | Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Osteoporosis Awareness and Effecting Factors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | osteoporosis awareness and effecting factors a descriptive cross sectional study |
| topic | osteoporosis awareness osteoporotic fractures education of patients |
| url | https://www.turkosteoporozdergisi.org/articles/osteoporosis-awareness-and-effecting-factors-a-descriptive-cross-sectional-study/doi/tod.galenos.2024.75875 |
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