The Vitamin D perception survey on Korean postmenopausal women in the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Author:
Hyoung Moo PARK
1
;
Jeong Yuen KIM
;
Ryoh Jin CHUNG
;
Jae Joon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. hmpark@hananet.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin D;
Osteoporosis
- MeSH:
Calcium;
Education;
Female;
Humans;
Osteoporosis*;
Surveys and Questionnaire;
Vitamin D*;
Vitamins*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2007;50(7):1003-1011
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vitamin D perception level in the treatment of osteoporosis of Korean postmenopausal women. METHODS: This study investigates the perception levels of 400 postmenopausal women aged 50 and over, vitamin D supplement administration, knowledge of vitamin D nutrition, consulting and information of vitamin D and the effect of media exposure during osteoporosis management. A descriptive survey design and a convenience sample of 400 female postmenopausal patients were used. Data were collected with a questionnaire and analysed. RESULTS: Sixty-two% of the patients took supplementary drugs in addition to prescribed main anti-osteoporotic medications. As supplementary drugs, most of them took calcium (57%) and this was twice the number of people taking vitamin D. For those who failed to take the recommended vitamin D or calcium regularly, seventy-eight% of them did not understand that it is important to take regularly. And this survey showed that people do not have enough knowledge on vitamin D compared to calcium. Patients thought that vitamin D is the third most important factor, next to calcium and exercise, for managing healthy and strong bones. Findings indicated that the women displayed a low level of perception and interests in vitamin D and the importance of vitamin D in the management of osteoporosis was assessed at lower than the truth. CONCLUSION: These findings suggested that the rates of vitamin D administration of Korean postmenopausal women in the management of osteoporosis is a low level because of a low level of perception of the importance of vitamin D. Therefore the education and the informations about vitamin D are contributable to the treatment of osteoporosis.
