McWilliam Ross Kindra, Gilder Richard E
Kindra McWilliam Ross, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Fort Worth; Clinical Assistant Professor-AO, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas, Arlington.
Richard E. Gilder, MS, RN, CNOR-E, Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock; Consulting Bioinformatics Data Scientist, The Gilder Company, Dallas, TX.
Orthop Nurs. 2023;42(1):14-19. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000912.
Osteoporosis is a silent disease that is associated with enormous cost and can lead to disability and death. We identified that individuals who have sustained a fracture from a fall are often unaware of osteoporosis risk factors and have a knowledge deficit regarding osteoporosis. Therefore, they do not receive the proper treatment. An evidence-based practice project was completed using "pre-post" intervention tools with an educational intervention to measure osteoporosis knowledge and self-efficacy in individuals hospitalized with a fragility fracture. A convenience sample of 25 participants 50 years and older, who were admitted with a fragility fracture, received targeted education. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used for comparison of pre- and postintervention data. Hospitalized osteoporotic individuals have a gap in knowledge regarding the existence of osteoporosis. Healthcare workers can improve knowledge and self-efficacy by offering osteoporosis education for these individuals.
骨质疏松症是一种隐匿性疾病，会带来巨大的成本，并可能导致残疾和死亡。我们发现，因跌倒而骨折的个体往往未意识到骨质疏松症的风险因素，且对骨质疏松症缺乏了解。因此，他们没有得到恰当的治疗。我们完成了一个循证实践项目，使用“前后”干预工具并进行教育干预，以衡量因脆性骨折住院的个体的骨质疏松症知识和自我效能。选取了25名50岁及以上因脆性骨折入院的参与者作为便利样本，对他们进行了针对性教育。采用描述性和比较性统计方法对干预前后的数据进行比较。住院的骨质疏松症患者对骨质疏松症的存在缺乏了解。医护人员可以通过为这些个体提供骨质疏松症教育来提高他们的知识水平和自我效能。
