Skirtingo amžiaus moterų žinių, apie osteoporozės rizikos veiksnius ir prevencijos priemones, vertinimas /

Reason: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world. Osteoporosis affects around 10-12 percent of the Lithuanian‘s population, mostly women. Osteoporosis is a disease that can be avoided by controlling risk factors and by timely taking prevention measures. Therefore, it is significant that women have sufficient knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and preventive measures. Aim: To evaluate different age women knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and prevention measures. Objectives: To identify and evaluate women's knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and preventive measures, interface with the place of residence, education and age. Methods: Anonymous questionnaire was employed for the study. The study was performed by women who visited the clinic in Vilnius during 2015 December – 2016 January. 350 questionnaires were used for the final study. Statistical analysis was conducted using Microsoft Office Excel 2013, IBM SPSS 21 software packages. For statistical analysis was used Pearson's chi - square test, Mann - Whitney (U), Kruskal - Wallis test. Differences between two proportions were regarded as significant when a p value was ≤0.05. Results: The study involved 21 – 71 year old women. 71.1 percent of the women lives in the city, have higher education (71.7 percent). 244 respondents identified older age as a major osteoporosis risk factor. 46 percent of respondents indicated bone fracture as a key symptom of osteoporosis. 50.4 percent of survey participants have insufficient knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors. 30.2 percent of women knowledge about osteoporosis prevention measures are insufficient. 49 percent respondents their knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and preventive measures rated as inadequate. Conclusions: The participants knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors are worse than about prevention measures. The older women (> 60 years) living in the city and with a higher education have more knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and preventative measures than younger women, living in rural areas and with less than college education. Keywords: osteoporosis, osteoporosis risk factors, osteoporosis prevention.

Grantor dc:publisher

Institutional Repository of Vilnius University

Year dc:date

2016

Author dc:creator

• Mauliūtė, Monika,

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dadonienė, Jolanta

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• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Language dc:language

lit

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https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAETD20255666&prefLang=en_US

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oai:vu.lt:elaba:20255666