Survey of recognition level of osteoporotic risk factors among community health service staff in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2013.07.019
- VernacularTitle:社区医务人员骨质疏松症危险因素认知状况调查
- Author:
Su YU
;
Xueping DU
;
Yange SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Osteoporosis;
Risk factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2013;(7):547-548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To survey the current awareness of risk factors for osteoporosis in community health staff in Beijing.A total of 200 medical staff including general practitioners,community nurses and public health doctors from 4 Community Health Service Centers in Beijing were examined by purposeful sampling.Then their knowledge of osteoporosis risk factors was gauged by a questionnaire.The community health staff lacked a sufficient knowledge of osteoporotic risk factors.And the most knowledgeable factor was advanced age of which 41.5％ community health staff knew.The community health staff has an insufficient knowledge of osteoporosis so that its proper training should be strengthened.
