[Educational intervention for the prevention of osteoporosis in a rural primary healthcare service].

Autor:	Pérez Fernández MR; Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería de Ourense, SERGAS, Ourense, España. Electronic address: mariareyes.perez.fernandez@sergas.es., Almazán Ortega R, Martínez Portela JM, Alves Pérez MT, Segura Iglesias MC, Pérez Fernández R
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Medicina clinica [Med Clin (Barc)] 2013 Dec 21; Vol. 141 (12), pp. 519-21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 07.
DOI:	10.1016/j.medcli.2013.02.041
Abstrakt:	Background and Objective: The aim of this study is to determine whether an educational intervention in perimenopausal women in rural environments achieves significant changes in risk behaviors related to osteoporosis. Material and Methods: Randomized clinical trials of parallel groups: 216 women (45-54 years old) of a rural Primary Healthcare service. Pre- and post- intervention were covered: body mass index (BMI), densitometry and blood test (calcium [Ca], parathormone [PTH]). Intervention group (n1=110): 2 interactive workshops on the prevention of osteoporosis. Control group (n2=106): information by post. Results: After the educational intervention, the intervention group maintained its BMI, increased its bone mineral density (BMD) (P<.001) and decreased the Ca (P ≤.048) and PTH (P<.001) levels. The control group increased its BMI (P<.001) and its BMD (P ≤.048), maintained its Ca levels and decreased the PTH values (P=.01). Conclusions: The improvement in the objective parameters related to osteoporosis indicates the importance of health education as a preventive measure in this group of women. It would be interesting to analyze the repercussions of this improvement on a long-term basis in terms of reducing the incidence of osteoporosis and fractures. (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.)
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