EN | TR
E-ISSN: 2147-2653
The Comparison of Knowledge Level and Awareness of Osteoporosis Between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
PDF
Cite
Share
Request
Original Investigation
VOLUME: 26 ISSUE: 1
P: 10-18
April 2020

The Comparison of Knowledge Level and Awareness of Osteoporosis Between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Turk J Osteoporos 2020;26(1):10-18
DOI: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2019.46320
Yeşim Akyol 1
Yasemin Ulus 1
Ayhan Bilgici 1
Ömer Kuru 2
1. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Samsun, Türkiye
2. Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
No information available.
No information available
Received Date: 24.06.2019
Accepted Date: 12.09.2019
Publish Date: 31.03.2020
PDF
Cite
Share
Request

ABSTRACT

Objective:

Osteoporosis (OP) is an important common public health problem among postmenopausal women. It is significant to know the life styles which support the bone health in order to prevent the disease. Our aim was to compare the knowledge and awareness levels of OP in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods:

One hundred premenopausal women (mean age 38.12±8.07 years; range 19 to 50 years) and 100 postmenopausal women (mean age 59.05±8.55 years; range 51 to 85 years) volunteers were enrolled in this study. The socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were recorded. Osteoporosis Knowledge test (OKT), Osteoporosis Health Belief scale (OHBS), and a questionnaire including questions about OP knowledge and risk factors were assessed.

Results:

There was no statistically significant difference between the OKT and OHBS total and subgroup scores of premenopausal and postmenopausal women (except for OHBS-susceptibility subgroup) (p>0.05). In the postmenopausal women group, no statistically significant difference was found between the individuals with and without a diagnosis of the OP when the total scores of OKT and OHBS, and many subgroups were compared (p>0.05). The answers to the questions about OP knowledge were similar between the groups (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the OKT and OHBS total scores of the participants with and without an OP history in their family (p>0.05).

Conclusion:

The OP knowledge and awareness levels of premenopausal and postmenopausal women were found similar. Postmenopausal women diagnosed with OP have no superiority in terms of knowledge and awareness levels of OP compared to postmenopausal women who are not diagnosed with OP. Having a family history of OP does not contribute to an individual’s knowledge and awareness of OP.

References

1
NIH Consensus Development Panel on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy. Osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. JAMA 2001;285:785-95.
2
Anderson KD, Chad KE, Spink KS. Osteoporosis knowledge, beliefs and practices among adolescent females. J Adolesc Health 2005;36:305-12.
3
Riggs BL, Melton LJ 3rd. The worldwide problem of osteoporosis: insights afforded by epidemiology. Bone 1995;17:505-11.
4
Robitaille J, Yoon PW, Moore CA, Liu T, Irizarry-Delacruz M, Looker AC, et al. Prevalence, family history, and prevention of reported osteoporosis in U.S. women. Am J Prev Med 2008;35:47-54.
5
Lindsay R, Hart DM, Aitken JM, MacDonald EB, Anderson JB, Clarke AC. Long-term prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis by oestrogen. Evidence for an increased bone mass after delayed onset of oestrogen treatment. Lancet 1976;1:1038-41.
6
Bessette L, Jean S, Lapointe-Garant MP, Belzile EL, Davison KS, Ste-Marie LG, et al. Direct medical costs attributable to peripheral fractures in canadian post-menopausal women. Osteoporos Int 2012;23:1757-68.
7
Park KS, Yoo JI, Kim HY, Jang S, Park Y, Ha YC. Education and exercise program improves osteoporosis knowledge and changes calcium and vitamin D dietary intake in community dwelling elderly. BMC Public Health 2017;17:966-3.
8
Kim KK, Horan ML, Gendler P. Osteoporosis knowledge test. Grand Valley State University;1991.
9
Kim KK, Horan ML, Gendler P, Patel MK. Development and evaluation of the osteoporosis health belief scale. Res Nurs Health 1991;14:155-63.
10
Atalay NŞ, Akkaya N, Şahin F. Revize 2011-Osteoporoz Bilgi Testi’nin Türkçe Versiyonunun Psikometrik Özellikleri Turk J Osteoporos 2015;21:127-31.
11
Kılıç D, Erci B. Osteoporoz sağlık inanç ölçeği, osteoporoz öz-etkililik/yeterlilik ölçeği ve osteoporoz bilgi testinin geçerlilik ve güvenilirliği. Atatürk Üniv Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi 2004;7:89-102.
12
Heaney RP. Peak bone mass . Osteoporos Int 2000;11:985-1009.
13
Giangregorio L, Fisher P, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD. Osteoporosis knowledge and information needs in healthcare professionals caring for patients with fragility fractures. Orthop Nurs 2007; 26: 27-35.
14
Shanthi Johnson C , McLeod W, Kennedy L, McLeod K. Osteoporosis health beliefs among younger and older men and women. Health Educ Behav 2008;35:721-33.
15
Ziccardi SL, Sedlak CA, Doheny MO. Knowledge and health beliefs of osteoporosis in college nursing students. Orthop Nurs 2004;23:128-33.
16
Kutsal YG, Atalay A, Arslan S, Başaran A, Cantürk F, Cindaş A, et al. Awareness of osteoporotic patients. Osteoporos Int 2005;16:128-33.
17
Özişler Z, Delialioğlu ÜS, Özel S, Onat ŞŞ, Şahin AY, Dolmuş M. Yaşlılarda osteoporoz farkındalığı: yaşlılarımız nerede? Türk Osteoporoz Derg 2015;21:69-72.
18
Gemalmaz A, Oge A. Knowledge and awareness about osteoporosis and its related factors among rural Turkish women. Clin Rheumatol 2008;27:723-8.
19
Gendler PE, Coviak CP, Martin JT, Kim KK, von Hurst P. Osteoporosis Knowledge Test-Revised 2011, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mich, USA, 2011.
20
Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Bradley EH, Xia W, Insogna KL, Cui Q, et al. Osteoporosis knowledge, self-efficacy, and health beliefs among Chinese individuals with HIV. Arch Osteoporos 2014;9:201.
21
Altın E, Karadeniz B, Türkyön F, Baldan F, Akkaya N, Atalay NŞ, ve ark. Kadın ve Erkek Yetişkinlerde Osteoporoz Bilgi ve Farkındalık Düzeyinin Karşılaştırılması. Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi 2014;20:98-103.
22
Ciesielczuk N, Glibowski P, Szczepanik J. Awareness of factors affecting osteoporosis obtained from a survey on retired Polish subjects. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 2014;65:147.
23
Puttapitakpong P, Chaikittisilpa S, Panyakhamlerd K, Nimnuan C, Jaisamram U, Taechakraichana N. Inter-correlation of knowledge, attitude, and osteoporosis preventive behaviors in women around the age of peak bone mass. BMC Women’s Health 2014;14:35.
24
Juby AG, Davis P. A prospective evaluation of the awareness, knowledge, risk factors and current treatment of osteoporosis in a cohort of elderly subjects. Osteoporos Int 2001;12:617-22.
25
Aksu A, Zinnuroğlu M, Karaoğlan B, Akın S, Kutsal YG, Atalay F, ve ark. Osteoporoz, Eğitim Durumu ve Farkındalık Düzeyi Araştırma Sonuçları. Osteoporoz Dünyasından 2005;11:36-40.
26
Arslan SA, Daşkapan A, Atalay DK, Tüzün EH, Korkem D. Kırıkkale İlinde Yaşayan Kadınların Osteoporoz Bilgi Düzeyi. Turk J Physiother Rehabil 2015;26:120-7.
27
Biri A, Albayrak S. Onbeş yaş ve üzeri kadınların osteoporoz konusundaki bilgileri. MN-Klinik Bilimler Doktor 2005;11:444-50.
28
D’Silva F, Pinto CA. Knowledge Level of Pre and Post Menopausal Women on Osteoporosis: A Cross-Sectional Study. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science 2017;6:70-5.
29
Çıtıl R, Özdemir M, Poyrazoğlu S, Balcı E, Aykut M, Öztürk Y. Kayseri Melikgazi Sağlık Grup Başkanlığı bölgesindeki kadınların osteoporoza yönelik bilgi ve davranışları. Turk J Osteoporos 2007;13:60-6.
30
Öztürk A, Sendir M. Evaluation of knowledge of osteoporosis and self-efficacy perceptionof female orthopaedic patients in Turkey. J Nurs Healthcare Chronic Illnes 2011;3:319-28.
31
Ford MA, Bass M, Zhao Y, Bai JB, Zhao Y. Osteoporosis Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs among college students in the USA and China. J Osteoporosis 2011;2011:729219.
32
Selçuk EB, Tetik BK, Sönmez B, Tekindal MA. Postmenopozal Dönemdeki Kadınların Osteoporoz Hakkında Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi. Ankara Med J 2015;15:114-9.
33
Koç A, Aypak C, Yıkılkan H, Akbıyık Dİ, Görpelioğlu S. On sekiz-35 Yaş Arası Kadınların Osteoporoz Hakkındaki Bilgi Tutum ve Davranış Düzeyleri. Turk J Osteoporos 2016;22:11-6.
34
Magnus JH, Joakimsen RM, Berntsen GK, Tollan A, Søogaard AJ. What do Norwegian women and men know about osteoporosis? Osteoporosis Int 1996;6:32-6.
35
Garton M, Reid D, Rennie E. The climacteric, osteoporosis and hormone replacement; views of women aged 45-49. Maturitas 1995;21:7-15.