The Impact of Educational Interventions on Osteoporosis Knowledge among Korean Osteoporosis Patientsopen access
- Authors
- 조원석; 조은희; 강변정; 권기두; 하용찬; 장선미; 김하영
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- 대한골대사학회
- Keywords
- Health knowledge attitudes practice; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fractures; Risk assessment
- Citation
- 대한골대사학회지, v.25, no.2, pp 115 - 121
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- 대한골대사학회지
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 115
- End Page
- 121
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/18928
- DOI
- 10.11005/jbm.2018.25.2.115
- ISSN
- 2287-6375
2287-7029
- Abstract
- Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of an educational intervention that includes information sharing about absolute fracture risk on the knowledge of osteoporosis and modifiable risk factors among Korean patients with osteoporosis. Methods: Adults aged >50 years who visited the outpatient clinic for osteoporosis were recruited. Subjects with trauma-related fractures or pathological fractures were excluded. The anthropometric data and clinical risk factors for fracture were collected at baseline. The participants completed the survey questionnaire that measured their knowledge regarding osteoporosis at baseline and then received information about the risk of fracture and individual education. Fracture risk was classified into five groups according to degree. The post-survey was conducted 3 months later. The pretest results were compared with the posttest results. Results: In this study, 179 subjects (15 men and 164 women) were enrolled. After the educational intervention, the mean osteoporosis knowledge score significantly increased from 10.6±5.7 at pre-education (baseline) to 11.7±6.3 at post-education (P<0.001). When comparing the pre- and post-education Korean fracture risk scores, a negligible difference was found between the “very low risk” and “low risk” groups. However, the scores in the “very high risk” and “high risk” groups decreased from 77.6% to 76.0%. We found a difference over time only in physical activity. Conclusions: Simple educational intervention is effective in increasing osteoporosis knowledge among Korean patients with osteoporosis. It may confer some benefit by providing information about osteoporotic fracture risks to improve knowledge and awareness regarding osteoporosis.
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