Realities of awareness of permanent residents of industrial region on the problem of osteoporosis.

Autor: I. V. Tyshchenko, O. O. Bondareva, I. A. Yesaulenko, T. L. Kraynyak, A. Y. Volkova
Jazyk: English<br />Ukrainian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Medičnì Perspektivi, Vol 23, Iss 3(part1), Pp 209-215 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2307-0404
DOI: 10.26641/2307-0404.2018.3(part1).142384
Popis: The questionnaire method was used to study the awareness on osteoporosis in 95 patients of the therapeutic hospital, residents of the industrial center (the city of Dnipro). It was established presence of risk factors for osteoporosis, especially in women. Prevalence: age over 65 years, smoking, fractures in anamnesis, associated pathology, early menopause. Low awareness of patients on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, as well as lack of motivation for undergoing examination and possible treatment has been established. A third of them did not know the term. Living in the industrial region was not regarded as a risk factor for osteoporosis.
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