Abstract
Purpose
Osteoporosis is an important common public health problem among postmenopausal women. Purpose of this study is to research osteoporosis awareness level of the women living in the city of Kırıkkale and releationship between awareness level and age and level of education.
Methods
263 women participated to the study. Osteoporosis related risk factors of the participants, such as; socio-demographic data, marital status, occupational status, education level, physical exercise and smoking level were recorded. In accordance with the literature, participants were divided into two groups as young adults (under 45 years) and middle aged (45-64 years). They were also divided according to education levels as; primary education (8 years of education or less) and secondary and higher education (more than 8 years of education). Osteoporosis knowledge level was evaluated by Osteoporosis Self-efficacy Scale Turkish Version and Osteoporosis General Knowledge Score Scale (KOS).
Results
Mean age of the participants is 38.98±13.81 year, body mass index (BMI) 27.26±0.39 kg/m2, education level is 8.65±5.16 years. There was positive correlation between Osteoporosis Exercise Self Sufficiency (a subscale of Osteoporosis Self-efficacy Scale), education level (p=0.001; r=0.326 ), Osteoporosis Exercise Self Sufficiency score and regular exercise (p=0.001). Similarly, There was positive correlation between Osteoporosis Self Sufficiency Scale total score and education level (p=0.001; r=0.293), Osteoporosis Self Sufficiency Scale total score and regular exercise (p=0.001). There was positive correlation between Osteoporosis Calcium Self Sufficiency Subscale (a subscale of Osteoporosis Self-efficacy Scale) score and education level (p=0.006; r=0.170). There was no significant correlation between Osteoporosis Calcium Self Sufficiency Subscale score and regular exercise (p=0.816).
Discussion
Our study shows that osteoporosis knowledge level of the women living in Kırıkkale increases in parallel to their education level and osteoporosis knowledge levels of younger women are higher.
Öz
Amaç
Osteoporoz postmenopozal kadınlarda sık görülen önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Çalışmamızın amacı Kırıkkale ilinde yaşayan kadınların osteoporoz bilgi düzeyini ve bilgi düzeyi ile yaş ve eğitim düzeyi arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır.
Yöntem
Çalışmaya 263 kadın katıldı. Katılımcıların özellikle osteoporozla ilişkili olabilecek risk faktörlerine yönelik sosyo-demografik verileri kaydedilmiştir. Literatüre dayanarak, çalışmaya katılanlar genç yetişkin (45 yaş altı) ve orta yaş (45-64 yaş arası) olarak iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Ayrıca katılımcılar, eğitim durumuna göre ilköğretim ile lise ve üstü (8 yıl ve altı, 8 yıl üstü) gruplandırılmıştır. Katılımcıların osteoporoz hakkındaki bilgi düzeyini değerlendirmek Osteoporoz Öz-etkililik/yeterlik Ölçeği Türkçe Formu ve Osteoporoz Genel Bilgi Puanı Ölçeği (OGBP) kullanıldı.
Sonuçlar
Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 38.98±13.81 yıl, vücut kütle indeksi (VKİ) 27.26±0.39 kg/ m2, eğitim yılı ortalaması 8.65±5.16 yıl idi. Osteoporoz Egzersiz Öz-etkililik/yeterlik puanı ile eğitim yılı (p=0.001; r=0.326 ) ve Osteoporoz Egzersiz Öz-etkililik/yeterlik puanı ile düzenli egzersiz alışkanlığı (p=0.001) arasında pozitif ilişki vardı. Benzer olarak, Osteoporoz Öz-etkililik/yeterlik Ölçeğinin toplam puanı ile eğitim yılı (p=0.001; r=0.293) ve düzenli egzersiz alışkanlığı arasında pozitif (p=0.001) ilişki saptandı. Osteoporoz Öz-etkililik/yeterlik Ölçeğinin alt bölümü olan Osteoporoz Kalsiyum Öz-etkililik/ yeterlik alt ölçeğinin puanı ile eğitim yılı (p=0.006; r=0.170 ) pozitif ilişki saptandı. Osteoporoz Kalsiyum Öz-etkililik/ yeterlik alt ölçeğinin puanı ile düzenli egzersiz alışkanlığı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki yoktu (p=0.816).
Tartışma
Bizim çalışmamızda Kırıkkale’de yaşayan kadınların osteoporoz bilgi düzeyinin eğitim düzeyine paralel olarak arttığı ve genç kadınların osteoporoz konusundaki bilgi düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğu görüldü.
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Dr. Fzt. Saniye Aydoğan Arslan Kırıkkale üniversitesi, Sağlık bilimleri fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Yahşihan, Kırıkkal Tel: 03183574252 Cep tel: 05053333457 E-mail: fztsaniye1982@gmail.com
1 Kırkkale Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Kırıkkale
2 Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıp Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalı, Ankara
3 Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Gazimağusa, KKTC
4 Turgut Özal Üniversitesi Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksek Okulu, Ankara
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Arslan, S., Daşkapan, A., Atalay, D. et al. Osteoporosis knowledge level of the women living in the city of kirikkale. Turk J Physiother Rehabil 26, 19 (2015). https://doi.org/10.7603/s40680-015-0019-z
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