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Higher education and better knowledge of osteoporosis improve bone health in Polish postmenopausal women
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Affiliations- Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Diabetology, and Nephrology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- National Centre of Osteoporosis, Woman and Man Health Centre, Warsaw, Poland
- Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Diabetology, and Nephrology, Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study was to establish the influence of knowledge of osteoporosis and educational level on bone health.
Material and methods: The study group consisted of 351 women, aged 50–88 years (mean 66.3 ± 8.6). None of them had had any previous personal experience with osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. They filled in a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions assessing their knowledge about osteoporosis. All of them underwent femoral neck densitometry (GE Lunar, USA).
Results: The mean score in the knowledge questionnaire was 7.4 ± 1.6 points (range 2–10). The lowest percentage of correct answers was observed in the sentences regarding the possibility of successful cure of osteoporosis and the role of physical activity in osteoporosis treatment. The mean score in the osteoporosis questionnaire correlated negatively with the age of the participants (r = –0.2, p < 0.05) and was better among patients with higher educational degree (8.2 vs. 6.4 points, p < 0.001). Both the educational degree and the level of knowledge of osteoporosis correlated with bone mineral density (BMD) and T-score.
Conclusions: Elderly and less educated women showed lower levels of knowledge about osteoporosis and its consequences. The study suggests that bone health in postmenopausal women may be indirectly improved by education concerning osteoporosis and its prevention.
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study was to establish the influence of knowledge of osteoporosis and educational level on bone health.
Material and methods: The study group consisted of 351 women, aged 50–88 years (mean 66.3 ± 8.6). None of them had had any previous personal experience with osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. They filled in a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions assessing their knowledge about osteoporosis. All of them underwent femoral neck densitometry (GE Lunar, USA).
Results: The mean score in the knowledge questionnaire was 7.4 ± 1.6 points (range 2–10). The lowest percentage of correct answers was observed in the sentences regarding the possibility of successful cure of osteoporosis and the role of physical activity in osteoporosis treatment. The mean score in the osteoporosis questionnaire correlated negatively with the age of the participants (r = –0.2, p < 0.05) and was better among patients with higher educational degree (8.2 vs. 6.4 points, p < 0.001). Both the educational degree and the level of knowledge of osteoporosis correlated with bone mineral density (BMD) and T-score.
Conclusions: Elderly and less educated women showed lower levels of knowledge about osteoporosis and its consequences. The study suggests that bone health in postmenopausal women may be indirectly improved by education concerning osteoporosis and its prevention.
Keywords
education; fracture; prophylaxis; knowledge; age-related osteoporosis
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Higher education and better knowledge of osteoporosis improve bone health in Polish postmenopausal women
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2022-08-12
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Endokrynol Pol 2022;73(5):831-836.
Keywords
education
fracture
prophylaxis
knowledge
age-related osteoporosis
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Elżbieta Tabor
Artur Grodzki
Wojciech Pluskiewicz
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