Recognition of Osteoporosis and Analysis of Influencing Factors.
- Author:
Jin Ho PARK
1
;
Hee Gyung JOE
;
Ju Young KIM
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Jung Sun KIM
;
Jung Ah LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. gubung@netian.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
osteoporosis;
fracture;
recognition
- MeSH:
Adult;
Delivery of Health Care;
Education;
Female;
Gangwon-do;
Humans;
Low Back Pain;
Male;
Menopause;
Osteoarthritis;
Osteoporosis*;
Periodicals as Topic;
Periodicals
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
2004;25(7):542-549
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: As the average lifespan of human increases, osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures have become major health care problems. Despite recent advances in medical treatment, few studies have assessed the recognition of osteoporosis in general adults. This study examined the recognition of osteoporosis and analysed the relating factors. METHODS: We made a survey in a rural area called Chunjunlee in Chunchon city. The questionnaire contained general characteristics of people, sociocultural factors, questions constructed to know the recognition of osteoporosis and factors that were presumed to influence people's recognition of osteoporosis. DEXA was performed on those who visited our medical office free of charge. RESULTS: The total number of people who responded to the questionnaire was 204. They were composed of 81 men and 123 women. Among the total, 83% of women and 72.8% of men said that they had heard about osteoporosis. There was no significant recognition score difference between men and women. In the items of recognition, wrong answer rate concerning the association between osteoporosis and musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis and low back pain was above 90%. The significant factors that influenced its recognition were age, education level, menopause state and newspaper/ magazine subscription. All men who were diagnosed with osteoporosis on DEXA initially said that they did not have osteoporosis. CONCLUSION: Many people had a conceptual confusion between osteoporosis and other muscular skeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis and low back pain. Physicians played no significant role in improvement of people's recognition of osteoporosis. Generally, men thought that osteoporosis was a problem in women only.
