Planning an OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION PROGRAM for Older Adults in a Residential Setting

A preventative health education programme for osteoporosis

“…The most effective contribution to osteoporosis work that nurses can make is preventative health education strategies and health promotion programmes (Allanach 2000, Davis & White 2000, Sedlak et al. 2000a).…”

The role of community multidisciplinary teams in osteoporosis treatment and prevention

“…Nurses are an influential workforce group within the health service; therefore they can have a substantial impact across all age groups utilising their health promotion role, (Barlow, 1994;World Health Organisation, 2003;O'Gradaigh, 2007). However, some authors (Allanach, 2000;Davis and White, 2000) assert that the multidisciplinary team (MDT) has an important contribution to make regarding osteoporosis care through collaborative preventative health education strategies and health promotion programmes (Sutcliffe, 1999;Sedlak et al, 2000;Ribeiro and Blakeley, 2001). Indeed the lack of coordination of the many disciplines, involved in the care of such patients, has been reported as a barrier to effective care and treatment (Report of the European Union Osteoporosis Consultation Panel, 2003).…”

Brief osteoporosis education in an inpatient rehabilitation setting improves knowledge of osteoporosis in elderly patients with low-trauma fractures

“…Tested knowledge of osteoporosis has also been shown to significantly increase in a 4-day intensive multi-disciplinary community education program (Gold et al, 1989) and following brief education sessions in community or residential care-based elderly women (Davis and White, 2000;Curry et al, 2002). Education has also been successful in an outpatient setting in increasing calcium and vitamin D intake (Rolnick et al, 2001).…”