Knowledge of Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Nursing Staff of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Osteoporosis is being reported as a major cause of morbidity among elderly individuals in India. Osteoporotic fracture rates in India are among the highest in Asia. Nursing professionals are the key link in the chain of multidisciplinary approach to the management of this potentially preventable disease, and in educating patients about the various aspects of its evaluation and management. But, there are studies which have shown lack of adequate knowledge among nursing personals. We conducted survey to assess the knowledge among the nursing staff regarding osteoporosis and its risk factors using the Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ) method. Material and Methods: We conducted this survey among the nursing staff of teaching hospital using the Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ) method. All the participants were asked to answer the questionnaire without disclosing their identity after their approval to participate in the study. The questions were answered in true, false and don’t know. The data was analyzed using PASW Statistics 18.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA). Demographic characteristics and scores on the FOOQ will be summarized using descriptive summary measures, and expressed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and number (percentage) for categorical variables. Observations: A total of 102 out of 120 nurses returned the questionnaires. This translated into a response rate of 85%. All were from the tertiary health center where research was being conducted. The mean score was 14.35. Nurses were aware of certain facts like more requirement of calcium during growing period (98%), impact of menopause (82.4%), effect of smoking (76.5%) but were unaware that walking does not by beneficial effect on ostetoporosis (11.8% correct answer), low weight females are more risk of osteoporosis (31.4% correct answer). Conclusion: We found that knowledge about osteoporosis among nursing staff was less and more efforts are required to be done to increase their knowledge about osteoporosis for better patient care.
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Kanchan Dwidmuthe, Samir Dwidmuthe, Abhinav kumar, Savita Somalwar
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