Gopinathan Nirmal Raj, Sen Ramesh Kumar, Behera Prateek, Aggarwal Sameer, Khandelwal Niranjan, Sen Mitali
Department of Orthopedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Orthopedics, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
J Midlife Health. 2016 Oct-Dec;7(4):180-184. doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.195697.
The level of awareness about osteoporosis in postmenopausal women who are the common sufferers.
This study aims to evaluate the level of awareness in postmenopausal women using the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS).
Osteoporosis has emerged as a common health problem in geriatric population. A proactive role needs to be played for preventing its consequences. Before initiating any preventive measures, an evaluation of awareness level of the target population is necessary. The questionnaire-based study design was used for this study.
A questionnaire (OHBS)-based study in 100 postmenopausal women in Chandigarh was conducted. The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in each case by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of the participants were noted.
Statistical analysis was conducted to evaluate any correlation between the various components of the OHBS and the BMD.
No statistically significant difference was noted in the seven component parameters of OHBS among the normal, osteopenic, and osteoporotic women suggesting that the health belief regarding susceptibility is not much different between the three groups of the study population. A statistically significant difference between the mean BMI of normal and osteoporotic population was noted.
The results show that there is a great deficit in the awareness level of postmenopausal Indian women regarding osteoporosis. Most of the women were unaware of the condition and the means to prevent it. The study emphasizes that health care professionals have lot of ground to cover to decrease the incidence of osteoporosis and its associated health problem.
绝经后女性是骨质疏松症的常见患者群体，她们对骨质疏松症的认知水平。
本研究旨在使用骨质疏松症健康信念量表（OHBS）评估绝经后女性的认知水平。
骨质疏松症已成为老年人群中的常见健康问题。需要发挥积极作用来预防其后果。在采取任何预防措施之前，有必要评估目标人群的认知水平。本研究采用基于问卷的研究设计。
对昌迪加尔的100名绝经后女性进行了基于问卷（OHBS）的研究。通过双能X线吸收法测量每个病例的骨密度（BMD）。记录参与者的身高、体重和体重指数（BMI）。
进行统计分析以评估OHBS各组成部分与BMD之间的相关性。
在正常、骨量减少和骨质疏松女性中，OHBS的七个组成参数未发现统计学上的显著差异，这表明三组研究人群对易感性的健康信念差异不大。正常人群和骨质疏松人群的平均BMI之间存在统计学上的显著差异。
结果表明，印度绝经后女性对骨质疏松症的认知水平存在很大差距。大多数女性不了解这种疾病及其预防方法。该研究强调，医疗保健专业人员在降低骨质疏松症及其相关健康问题的发病率方面还有很多工作要做。
