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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"osteoporosis prevention"”.
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The Relationship of Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Osteoporosis Prevention of College-Age Women
… calcium intake, associated with the practice of osteoporosis prevention were identified. The study also supported the major tenets of the Health Belief Model in a sample of young college women from a midwestern university, extending the applicability of the model to a disease which causes a high …
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Improving patient outcomes after a suspected osteoporotic fracture: Exploring New Zealand orthopaedic nurses' knowledge of osteoporosis and their perception of their role in the prevention of osteoporosis and in the diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients presenting with a suspected osteoporotic fracture
Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent yet preventable disease. Nurses can play a major role in the prevention of osteoporosis as well as in the preventative treatment of patients who have had a suspected osteoporotic fracture. A literature review revealed internationally that, nurses’ knowledge of …
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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 …
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Osteoporosis: Perceived Health Beliefs and Preventive Behaviors of Men and Women 60 Years of Age and Older
… men and women 60 years of age and older towards osteoporosis, and the relationship of those health beliefs to preventive behaviors of osteoporosis.<br> A positive relationship between perceived benefits of calcium intake and exercise, and health motivation to osteoporosis preventive behaviors was …
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Girl Scouts Empower Other Girl Scouts to Consume 3-A-Day™ of Dairy
Osteoporosis affects half of all women over the age of fifty, but can be prevented through proper nutrition and exercise early in life. Few studies have been conducted that document positive gains in knowledge about osteoporosis prevention in young girls and no research has been completed in which …
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Evaluation of Current Decision Rules and Healthcare Professional Practices for Detecting Osteoporosis Risk in the Young Adult Population
Osteoporosis is caused by a multitude of factors. An individual’s risk for experiencing a bone fracture as a senior citizen increases without early intervention. Healthcare professionals do not have access to validated survey tools to identify young adults in need of osteoporosis prevention …
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Osteoporosis and osteopenia management in women: survey, case-referent study, and interventional exercise trial
… of Baton Rouge/New Orleans physicians who manage osteoporosis. When the respondents’ answers were compared to selected guidelines, they displayed poor knowledge regarding osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment (X2=39.88; P<0.0001). Rheumatologists and endocrinologists scored globally …
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The Skeletal Biology of Hibernating Woodchucks (<i>Marmota monax</i>)
… season, unlike brittle bones associated with osteoporosis. Finally, bone serum markers suggested a net maintenance of bone resorption and formation processes throughout the year. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that woodchucks do not lose bone to the extent that would be …
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Soft Tissue Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Bone Development in Young Girls
… accrual is of utmost importance for fracture and osteoporosis prevention in adulthood. Hence, obesity in children should not only be seen as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but should be recognized as a risk factor for compromised bone development.
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Female Baby Boomers' Perceptions of Dairy Foods and How Their Perceptions Influence Dairy Food Choices
Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease that afflicts an estimated 25 million Americans, especially women. Suboptimal intakes of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D contribute to development of osteoporosis. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) indicate …
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Dairy Food Consumption in Educated, Older Women in Virginia: Use of Focus Groups to Examine Attitudes and Perceptions
… of calcium and other nutrients and were aware of osteoporosis and its relationship with calcium. However, calcium supplement use, particularly Tums®, was prevalent, and participants felt it was important in osteoporosis prevention. Women reported their physicians encouraged them to use calcium …
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Effect of Physical Activity on Bone, Muscle and Fracture Risk during Growth
Osteoporosis and related fractures are a global health problem. Physical activity, especially during growth, has been suggested as a strategy to improve musculoskeletal health in the population. Previous prospective pediatric exercise intervention studies, however, are short-term, mostly covering …
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Bone Mass from Childhood to Adulthood
… mass is associated with high fracture risk3, 60. Osteoporosis is the result of bone loss, a physiological process related to aging and/or low PBM. It would therefore be of great value to identify children at risk of reaching low PBM for possible interventions. But the level of correlation, in the …
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Osteoporosis education in college-age women
<p>Osteoporosis, a degenerative bone disease, is a preventable disease. The purpose of this study was to determine if an educational intervention would increase knowledge and influence women to change their behaviors (i.e., exercise and dietary calcium intake) related to osteoporosis.</p> <p>A …
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IDENTIFICATION OF MECHANISMS OF DELAYED PUBERTY ON BONE STRENGTH DEFICITS DURING DEVELOPMENT
Osteoporosis which is frequently referred to as a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences (Golden, 2000) can result from a lack of optimal bone accrual during the development (NIH Consensus Development Panel on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy, 2001). Pubertal timing is a key …
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Physical activity and its effect on bone in the short- and long- term perspective.
Osteoporosis is a growing problem worldwide where Sweden has one of the highest fragility fracture incidences in the world. The growing years are thought to be an opportune time to build strong bones and the enhancement of peak bone mass (PBM) has been suggested as a prevention strategy for …
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Bone speed of sound in overweight and normal-weight girls and adolescents
… the recommended daily calcium intake of 1300 mg (Osteoporosis Canada, 2008). Adolescents were significantly less active than girls (14.7 ± 0.6 vs. 6.3 ± 0.6% active for G and A, respectively). OW accumulated significantly less minutes of moderate-to-very vigorous physical activity per day (MVPA) …
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Aerobic Exercise and Bone Turnover in Trained and Untrained Premenopausal Women
… alone however, is not a significant predictor of osteoporosis or fracture risk. While bone turnover markers are used clinically to assess efficacy of pharmacological intervention in individuals diagnosed with osteoporosis, they may also have a role in evaluating acute responses to exercise. The …
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Self-reported Exercise and Risk of Osteoporosis in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy
… bone mineral density and could result in osteoporosis. Studies have shown that during the first year of ADT, fracture risk, mainly in hips and spine increases about 50%. In men, 40% of hip fractures result in death. Exercise may reduce the risk of osteoporosis and thus contribute to the …