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Understanding Osteoporosis Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors in the Older Population: A Literature Review
Journal of Nursing Science and Professional Practice , Vol.1(2), pp.51-62
2024
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Osteoporosis presents a significant public health concern, particularly among the older population. However, a lack of comprehensive assessment of bone health behaviors in older adults results in inadequate information, misconceptions, and unnecessary concerns about the disease.
OBJECTIVE:
This literature review aims to identify older adults’ knowledge, attitudes, sociocultural behaviors, and beliefs, regarding osteoporosis.
METHODS:
Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, electronic databases (CINAHL, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and PubMed) were searched for full-text descriptive and intervention studies addressing osteoporosis knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors. Peer-reviewed quantitative studies published after 1991 were included.
RESULTS:
Fourteen studies from various countries including the USA, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, Korea, and Egypt, encompassing 2100 participants, met the inclusion criteria. Common themes included inadequate knowledge, beliefs, bone health-promoting behaviors, and deficiencies in health-care provider communication regarding osteoporosis development and treatment.
CONCLUSION:
The insufficient understanding of osteoporosis, coupled with inadequate participation in bone health-promoting behaviors and limited access to health information, worsens its development and prognosis. Integrating health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors into community-wide interventions is essential, although further research is needed. Osteoporosis control behaviors are affected by various factors such as weight control, sociocultural norms, and environmental conditions, underscoring the importance of identifying and linking these variables to enhance management outcomes.
Details
- Title
- Understanding Osteoporosis Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors in the Older Population: A Literature Review
- Authors
- Dipika Dabas - Federation UniversityKamal Singh (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
- Publication details
- Journal of Nursing Science and Professional Practice , Vol.1(2), pp.51-62
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.4103/JNSPP.JNSPP_8_24
- ISSN
- 3050-5100
- Copyright note
- This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991048698502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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