Roberto K A, Reynolds S G
Center for Gerontology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2001 Sep;22(6):599-611. doi: 10.1080/07399330127198.
Twenty-one older women living in three rural communities participated in focus groups to explore the functional and psychosocial consequences of living with osteoporosis. The increased risk of fracture and daily pain associated with the disease frequently precluded or interfered with the completion of daily activities for these women. Those living on farms faced the additional challenge of avoiding the risk of falls while continuing to do the physical labor necessary to maintain their rural lifestyle. Many of the women turned to their spouses or other family members for assistance with daily tasks, forcing the women to relinquish their own caregiver roles. The disease caused many of the women to reassess their own self-concept and decrease their participation in valued social activities. Maintaining independence was an ongoing concern.
来自三个乡村社区的21名老年女性参加了焦点小组讨论，以探讨患骨质疏松症生活带来的功能和心理社会影响。与该疾病相关的骨折风险增加和日常疼痛常常使这些女性无法完成日常活动或对其造成干扰。那些住在农场的女性还面临额外挑战，即在继续从事维持乡村生活方式所需体力劳动的同时避免跌倒风险。许多女性向配偶或其他家庭成员寻求日常任务方面的帮助，这迫使她们放弃自己的照顾者角色。该疾病使许多女性重新评估自己的自我概念，并减少了对她们所重视的社交活动的参与。保持独立是她们一直关心的问题。
