Joakimsen R M, Søgaard A J, Tollan A, Magnus J H
Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Tromsø.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996 Jun 30;116(17):2013-6.
In March 1994, a random sample of 1,514 Norwegians aged 16-79 years were interviewed about their knowledge of osteoporosis and their attitudes towards prevention of this disease. About 85% answered correctly that osteoporosis can be prevented, but only 57% knew that it cannot be cured. Women had better knowledge of osteoporosis than men had. Two thirds of the women were positive to the use of long-term hormone replacement therapy to prevent osteoporosis. The majority of women aged 60 years or more preferred walking to other physical activities to prevent the disease. Although the data demonstrated fairly good general knowledge of osteoporosis in the population, the oldest women, those at the highest risk of developing the disease, knew less about osteoporosis than the younger women did.
1994年3月，对1514名年龄在16至79岁之间的挪威人进行了随机抽样访谈，询问他们对骨质疏松症的了解以及对这种疾病预防的态度。约85%的人正确回答骨质疏松症可以预防，但只有57%的人知道它无法治愈。女性对骨质疏松症的了解比男性更好。三分之二的女性对使用长期激素替代疗法预防骨质疏松症持积极态度。60岁及以上的大多数女性更喜欢走路而不是其他体育活动来预防这种疾病。尽管数据表明该人群对骨质疏松症有相当不错的总体认识，但年龄最大的女性，即患这种疾病风险最高的人群，对骨质疏松症的了解比年轻女性更少。
