Knowledge on osteoporosis in guardians of hip fracture patients

Treatment gap between the treatment guideline and real clinical practice of osteoporosis has been found to be worldwide. Although insufficient knowledge of guardians on osteoporosis might be one important obstacle to diagnose and treatment of osteoporotic patients, there was not a study on the knowl...

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Published in:Journal of bone and mineral metabolism 2013-07, Vol.31 (4), p.481-484
Main Authors: Baek, Ji-Hoon, Lee, Young-Kyun, Hong, Seok-Woo, Ha, Yong-Chan, Koo, Kyung-Hoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hip Fractures - complications
Hip Fractures - prevention & control
Humans
Legal Guardians
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Osteoporosis - complications
Osteoporosis - prevention & control
Physicians
Short Communication
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Treatment gap between the treatment guideline and real clinical practice of osteoporosis has been found to be worldwide. Although insufficient knowledge of guardians on osteoporosis might be one important obstacle to diagnose and treatment of osteoporotic patients, there was not a study on the knowledge of guardians. We evaluated the guardians’ knowledge on osteoporosis compared with the knowledge of orthopedic doctors, using a self-administered questionnaire, a modified Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ). In March and April 2012, the knowledge of osteoporosis was measured in 40 guardians of hip fracture patients and 40 orthopedic surgeons using, a modified FOOQ. In terms of treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, the modified FOOQ score of the guardians have inadequate knowledge and understanding about the osteoporosis, compared with orthopedic doctors ( p  
ISSN:0914-8779
1435-5604
DOI:10.1007/s00774-012-0420-y