Postmenopausal women take steps to reduce their osteoporosis risk

Raab, Carolyn A.; Gregerson, Donna; Shaw, Janet M.; Snow, Christine M.

doi:10.1016/s1049-3867(99)00007-9

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“…Raab et al (1999) also reported an increase in calcium intake and HRT usage after exposure to a lesson on osteoporosis. Their results differ from ours, however, in regards to exercise and the intake of calcium supplements.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In a more recent study Raab, Gregerson, Shaw, and Snow evaluated the effect of a lesson on “Women and Osteoporosis,” which was provided in Oregon by the Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to “help … women assess and reduce their risk of osteoporosis” (1999, p. 211). The researchers reported improvement in some of the participants' preventive practices; however, these results must be interpreted cautiously due to two major limitations in the study: (1) failure to conduct a prelesson test and (2) lack of a control group.…”

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Evaluation of an Osteoporosis Workshop for Women

Ribeiro

Blakeley

2001

Public Health Nursing

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Osteoporosis is a serious health problem that has reached epidemic proportions among Canadian women. This disease, and its concomitant fractures, places a heavy burden on society in terms of human suffering, loss of productivity, death, and health care costs. In keeping with these concerns, a Canadian community health agency has developed a series of workshops that are designed, in part, to educate women about this disease and to encourage them to take appropriate steps to prevent it or to make informed decisions about its treatment. The present study was designed to evaluate the outcome of one of these workshops. A semi-experimental design was used to measure any changes in the participants' knowledge about osteoporosis and their prevention and treatment practices regarding this disease. The results were compared to those of a control group that consisted of members of various branches of the Women's Institute who volunteered to participate in the study. The findings indicate that the workshop was effective in increasing the participants' level of knowledge on osteoporosis, an increase that was still evident 6 months following the session. The effect of the workshop on the actual preventive and treatment practices of women who attended, however, was limited to a slight increase in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and calcium intake.

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Evaluation of an Osteoporosis Workshop for Women

Ribeiro

Blakeley

2001

Public Health Nursing

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“…This study was based on the author's previous studies of women in the community 19 and the literature on calcium intake 11–18,20–22 . The pilot study associated with this work involved a number of young adult women in another community and the results showed that the questionnaires were satisfactorily valid and exhibited good validity and reliability.…”

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“…The factors associated with calcium intake have been presented extensively in adolescents, menopausal women and postmenopausal women 11–17 . Limited attention has been paid to surveys of the actual calcium intake of young adult women or to examinations of the primary factors that affect their calcium intake, especially that of Asian women 6,18–20 .…”

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A cross‐sectional survey of calcium intake in relation to knowledge of osteoporosis and beliefs in young adult women

Chang

2006

Int J of Nursing Practice

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This investigation found that young adult women (n = 265) were very likely (80.6%) to have accurate knowledge about osteoporosis but also typically had a low calcium intake (454 mg/day). The women in this study believed that they were at risk of osteoporosis but felt that prevention was difficult. Meanwhile, they held the opinion that osteoporosis is not serious and that taking preventative measures would not be worthwhile. The factors that most strongly affected the intake of calcium by women were, in order, knowledge, number of children, self-rated health score, Body Mass Index, graduation from high school, experience of bone density examination and family history. These seven items accounted for 31.8% of the variation in calcium intake.

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“…While many of these instruments have sufficient to good internal consistency reliability, the majority were developed without a conceptual framework [6]. The results of those studies generally indicate low knowledge with some evidence that educational interventions increase knowledge and behavioral intentions [15, 31–39]. None of those studies, however, were randomized controlled trials nor did they examine specific behavioral outcomes such as those measured in PAADRN.…”

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Validity, reliability, and responsiveness to change of the “Osteoporosis and You” knowledge scale

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Summary We studied the Osteoporosis and You knowledge scale in 7749 participants enrolled in a clinical trial. Results confirmed its psychometric properties in a diverse audience. Baseline scores were associated with better recall of bone mineral density test results at follow-up; however, the scale was not responsive to knowledge change. Introduction The goal of this study was to confirm the measurement properties of the Osteoporosis and You (O&Y) knowledge scale using classic test theory methods in the 7749 men and women participating in the Patient Activation After DXA Result Notification (PAADRN) randomized controlled trial. We hypothesized a simple factor structure that would reflect the four-factor model previously published. Methods We conducted psychometric analyses which included item analysis, internal consistency reliability, construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA), comparing knowledge levels across pre-specified groups, and responsiveness to change. Results PAADRN participants were predominantly college educated, White females with low bone density, and a moderate level of 10-year fracture risk. EFA revealed four domains closely matching those in two previous reports. While overall scale reliability was minimally acceptable at 0.68, the reliabilities of the domain subscales were unacceptably low (0.59, 0.64, 0.45, and 0.36 for the Biological, Lifestyle, Consequences, and Prevention and Treatment subscales). CFA revealed the data fit the hypothesized model reasonably well with the items loading on their expected latent variable. The scale was not responsive to change, but although not significant, improved knowledge indicated better DXA result recall at 12 and 52 weeks. Conclusions In the PAADRN population, the O&Y knowledge scale had psychometric properties similar to those previously reported. Over 12 and 52 weeks, participants did not demonstrate significant changes in knowledge, but those with higher knowledge at baseline were more likely to accurately recall their baseline DXA result.

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Postmenopausal women take steps to reduce their osteoporosis risk

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Evaluation of an Osteoporosis Workshop for Women

Evaluation of an Osteoporosis Workshop for Women

A cross‐sectional survey of calcium intake in relation to knowledge of osteoporosis and beliefs in young adult women

Validity, reliability, and responsiveness to change of the “Osteoporosis and You” knowledge scale

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