Cindaş Abdullah, Savaş Serpil
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2004 Jun;18(2):188-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00268.x.
The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, health beliefs and the knowledge sources of osteoporosis in Turkish males who are at risk of secondary causes of osteoporosis. One hundred and sixty men who had one of the systemic diseases or drugs which negatively affects bone metabolism were included in the study. Patients were asked to fill in a self-administered questionnaire which was modified from a validated questionnaire for Turkish female patients with osteoporosis. Twenty-two patients (15.7%) had never heard of a disease named osteoporosis. The mean score for general knowledge was 31.86 +/- 20.56 (over 100 points). Only 20 (16.9%) patients had received information from a doctor. Seventy-three (61.8%) of the patients stated that osteoporosis may be seen in men and only 42 (35.6%) patients were aware that they had a risk factor for osteoporosis. Most of the patients were unable to identify significant risk factors. Statistically significant positive correlation was found between KOS and patients' education levels (r = 0.453, p < 0.01). The findings in our study show that Turkish men who are at risk of osteoporosis do not have sufficient knowledge about osteoporosis and its consequences. We conclude that low education level of our patients accounts for poor osteoporosis knowledge.
本研究的目的是调查有继发性骨质疏松症风险的土耳其男性对骨质疏松症的认知、健康观念及知识来源。160名患有影响骨代谢的全身性疾病或正在服用影响骨代谢药物的男性被纳入研究。患者被要求填写一份自填式问卷，该问卷是在一份经过验证的针对土耳其骨质疏松症女性患者的问卷基础上修改而来的。22名患者（15.7%）从未听说过骨质疏松症这种疾病。一般知识的平均得分为31.86±20.56（满分100分以上）。只有20名（16.9%）患者从医生那里获得过相关信息。73名（61.8%）患者表示男性也可能患骨质疏松症，只有42名（35.6%）患者意识到自己有骨质疏松症的风险因素。大多数患者无法识别重要的风险因素。在骨质疏松症知识得分（KOS）与患者教育水平之间发现了具有统计学意义的正相关（r = 0.453，p < 0.01）。我们研究中的结果表明，有骨质疏松症风险的土耳其男性对骨质疏松症及其后果没有足够的了解。我们得出结论，患者教育水平低是骨质疏松症知识匮乏的原因。
