探索女性对营养和骨健康的知识:预防性关注骨质疏松症
Silpa Chintham1, Malathi S2, Panneerselvam Periasamy3
1Department of Community Health Nursing, Vinayaka Missions Annapoorana College of Nursing, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Chittoor, IND.
Cureus
|June 9, 2025
概括
绝经前妇女对骨质疏松症饮食因素的认识较低,对源和软饮料影响的知识差距很大. 针对性的教育对于预防骨健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 骨质疏松症是一种骨疾病,增加骨折风险,受饮食和生活方式等可改变因素的影响.
- 绝经前妇女由于荷尔蒙变化而容易失去骨,因此需要评估她们对骨健康的饮食知识.
- 了解骨质疏松症相关的饮食因素的意识水平是制定有效干预措施的关键.
研究的目的:
- 评估与骨质疏松症相关的饮食因素在绝经前妇女的认识.
- 确定这一群体中有关饮食和骨健康的具体知识差距.
- 为制定针对骨质疏松症预防的有针对性的教育策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及200名绝经前妇女的横截面研究.
- 使用结构化,经过验证的25项问卷来评估饮食意识.
- 采用描述性统计和千平方测试来分析意识水平和人口统计学关联 (p<0.05).
主要成果:
- 大多数 (66.5%) 的参与者对骨质疏松症饮食因素的认识不足,平均得分为10.35.
- 虽然对关键年龄组 (88%) 和维生素D来源 (83%) 的认识相对较高,但对富含的食物 (37%) 和软饮料影响 (40%) 的知识存在重大差距.
- 意识水平与人口统计学因素显著相关,包括年龄,教育,职业,社会经济地位,饮食类型和家庭病史 (p=0.001).
结论:
- 绝经前妇女对骨质疏松症饮食因素的认识总体较低,这表明预防知识存在严重缺陷.
- 针对性,以社区为基础的教育计划对于提高饮食素养和骨健康意识至关重要.
- 干预措施应根据人口特征量身定制,并建议将骨质疏松症教育纳入妇女健康服务,以预防早期疾病.
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