A multi-dimensional questionnaire quantifying quality of life in elderly osteoporotic women: the Italian triple-Q Osteoporosis Study
| Autor: | Nicola Palmari, G. Girasole, Leonardo Sartori, Maurizio Luchetti, Maria Carmela Macchiarulo, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Salvatore Minisola, Gerolamo Bianchi, Maurizio Rossini, Elena Zampi, D. Maggio, Emanuela Costanzi, Angela Mariani, F. Luccioli, Sara Ercolani, Antonio Cherubini, Chiara Cepollaro, Stefano Gonnelli, Sonia Andreani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Aging medicine.medical_specialty Referral Osteoporosis Disease Elderly osteoporosis quality of life scale vertebral fractures Fear of falling scale Fractures Bone Elderly Quality of life Bone Density Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans vertebral fractures Aged business.industry Cognition Fear medicine.disease osteoporosis Distress Mood Italy quality of life Case-Control Studies Physical therapy Accidental Falls Female Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business elderly |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Background and aims: In advanced age, the influence of vertebral fractures on quality of life extends well beyond the usual sequelae of osteoporosis. In order to intercept older subjects’ distress associated with the clinical, functional, social and psychological consequences of the disease, we developed and validated a multidimensional instrument (the triple-Q questionnaire) tailored to older women with osteoporotic fractures. We also examined specific aspects of the questionnaire correlated with bone mineral density. Methods: 100 osteoporotic women with vertebral fractures and 100 controls aged >65 years, underwent a thorough examination, which also included X-ray of the thoraco-lumbar spine, hip densitometry, the triple-Q questionnaire, and five referral instruments evaluating function, cognition, perception of general health, mood and pain. Results: The questionnaire was repeatable and able to discriminate between older women with and without vertebral fractures. There was a strong association between referral instrument scores and the corresponding single domain score of the questionnaire. Femoral BMD was also associated with scores indicating fear of falling, fear of fracture, and pain. Conclusions: The questionnaire intercepted the influence of osteoporosis on the quality of life of elderly women with vertebral fractures. Subjects who suffered from severe pain and were more fearful of falling were most likely to be severely osteoporotic. |
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