Sociodemographic factors affecting the disease acceptance in the group of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

• Authors: Bogumiła Górczewska , Elżbieta Jakubowska-Pietkiewicz

Abstracts

EN

ObjectivesAssessment of the disease acceptance level in women with osteoporosis depending on selected sociodemographic factors.Material and MethodsThe study included a group of 198 women, aged M±SD 72.3±8.59 years, diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis and treated in 2 Osteoporosis Treatment Centres in Łódź. A questionnaire survey and Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) were applied in the study. Based on the questionnaire, the authors collected sociodemographic data (including age, marital status, place of residence, financial status) which the authors subsequently analyzed using a statistical program.ResultsThe respondents living in the countryside, with primary education and a very difficult financial situation manifested a low disease acceptance level. The authors have shown that postmenopausal osteoporosis acceptance level significantly depends on the age (p = 0.0024), place of residence (p = 0.0044), education (p < 0.001) and affluence (p = 0.0049), however, it is not related to duration of the disease.ConclusionsPostmenopausal osteoporosis acceptance level depended on age, place of residence, education and affluence level, however, it was not related to the disease duration. Psychological aspects, including assessment according to the disease acceptance scale, constitute a factor influencing mental health, therefore they should be included in evaluation of therapy effectiveness in patients chronically treated for osteoporosis.

Keywords

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AIS; women; sociodemographic factors; osteoporosis; acceptance of disease; place of residence

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 273-283

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Bogumiła Górczewska

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Pathology and Bone Metabolism Diseases)

author

Elżbieta Jakubowska-Pietkiewicz

• Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Pathology and Bone Metabolism Diseases)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01841

Biblioteka Nauki

2084909