Hartford Hospital, The Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Jun;31(6):403-7. doi: 10.3109/01612840903497594.
Osteoporosis is a major public health issue. We examined geriatric psychiatric inpatients' awareness of having osteopenia and/or osteoporosis. The much lower proportion of our patients reporting a history of osteoporosis suggests that it might be under-diagnosed in this psychiatric population. A high proportion of our sample were treated with psychotropics that may decrease bone mineral density, however, most were not receiving any treatment for osteoporosis and fewer than expected were aware of a history of osteoporosis. Education of patients about this silent disease should be a priority for psychiatric nurses and the treatment team in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
骨质疏松症是一个主要的公共卫生问题。我们研究了老年精神病住院患者对患有骨质减少和/或骨质疏松症的认识。我们的患者报告骨质疏松症病史的比例要低得多，这表明在这一精神科人群中，骨质疏松症可能被漏诊了。我们的样本中有很大一部分人接受了可能会降低骨密度的精神药物治疗，但大多数人没有接受任何骨质疏松症治疗，而且意识到自己有骨质疏松症病史的人比预期的要少。在住院精神病环境中，教育患者了解这种无声疾病应成为精神科护士和治疗团队的优先事项。
