Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608.
Singapore Med J. 2011 Mar;52(3):158-62.
Knowledge about osteoporosis and its related risk factors may be lacking among nurses in Singapore. The objective of this study was to assess the various aspects related to nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding osteoporosis.
The Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz was used to survey 100 nurses who attended an osteoporosis nursing symposium at the largest hospital in Singapore.
No respondent scored 100 percent on the quiz. One-way ANOVA showed that tertiary hospital respondents had a lower mean score at 14.26 +/- 2.571 compared to the scores of staff from polyclinics and rehabilitation hospitals at 15.71 +/- 1.704 and 16.67 +/- 1.211, (p-value is 0.029), respectively. Respondents had good knowledge regarding certain aspects of osteoporosis. The majority (94.6 percent) knew that without preventive measures, 20 percent of women older than 50 years would have a fracture due to osteoporosis in their lifetime, that bone loss speeds up after menopause (92.9 percent) and that smoking increases the risk of osteoporosis (91.1 percent). However, only one (1.8 percent) respondent knew that the statement "walking has a great impact on bone health" is false. Knowledge about the required calcium intake in growing children was also poor, with 39.3 percent believing that a glass of milk provided enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis in this age group.
Although this was a small pilot study, it does highlight the fact that knowledge of osteoporosis among nurses in Singapore may be insufficient. More osteoporosis outreach programmes for nursing professionals are warranted.
新加坡的护士可能对骨质疏松症及其相关危险因素了解不足。本研究的目的是评估护士对骨质疏松症的知识和态度的各个方面。
使用骨质疏松症知识测试问卷对在新加坡最大医院参加骨质疏松症护理研讨会的 100 名护士进行调查。
没有一个受访者在测试中获得满分。单因素方差分析显示，与来自诊所和康复医院的工作人员（15.71 +/- 1.704 和 16.67 +/- 1.211）相比，三级医院的受访者平均得分较低，为 14.26 +/- 2.571（p 值为 0.029）。受访者对骨质疏松症的某些方面有很好的了解。大多数（94.6％）人知道，如果没有预防措施，92.9％的女性在绝经后骨量流失加速，91.1％的人知道吸烟会增加骨质疏松症的风险，92.9％的人知道 50 岁以上的女性中有 20％会因骨质疏松症而在一生中发生骨折。然而，只有 1.8％的受访者知道“步行对骨骼健康有很大影响”这一说法是错误的。关于儿童生长所需钙摄入量的知识也很薄弱，39.3％的人认为一杯牛奶就足以预防这个年龄段的骨质疏松症。
尽管这是一项小型试点研究，但它确实强调了新加坡护士对骨质疏松症的认识可能不足的事实。有必要为护理专业人员开展更多的骨质疏松症宣传计划。
