关于骨质疏松症的知识,信念和预防实践:突尼斯社区药房的跨部门研究
Cristina Merlan1,2,3, Simona Buda2, Alexandru Oancea4
1Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Street, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Nutrients
|December 11, 2025
概括
突尼斯对骨质疏松症的认识很低,查有限,预防实践不佳,如补充和维生素D. 迫切需要采取公共卫生举措,以改善骨健康并减少老年人群中骨折风险.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
背景情况:
- 骨质疏松症是突尼斯等发展中国家的重大公共卫生问题,其特点是诊断不足和介入延迟.
- 公众意识有限,预防措施不足,加剧了突尼斯老龄化人口脆弱性骨折的风险.
研究的目的:
- 评估目前的知识,态度和与突尼斯大人的骨质疏松症相关的预防实践.
- 在突尼斯一般人口中发现骨质疏松症意识,查和管理方面的差距.
主要方法:
- 在2024年2月至4月,在突尼斯的社区药房进行了一项横截面调查.
- 160名40岁及以上的成年人完成了一份关于骨质疏松知识,风险因素,查和行为的验证问卷.
- 使用SPSS v22分析数据,以评估意识,查率和预防实践.
主要成果:
- 只有60.6%的参与者知道骨质疏松症,男性,城市居民和那些有高等教育或家族病史的人群的知识更高.
- 尽管18.8%的受访者有骨折史,但查率很低 (11.3%的受访者进行了DXA扫描).
- 预防行为不足,补充 (20%) 和维生素D (11.9%) 的比例较低,身体活动不足 (41.2%).
结论:
- 该研究强调突尼斯的骨质疏松症意识,查可访问性和预防行为存在严重缺陷.
- 有针对性的教育计划,增加DXA的可用性,遵守国家指导方针和利益相关方的合作对于改善骨质疏松症护理至关重要.
- 通过饮食和补充剂促进足够的和维生素D摄入对于突尼斯人口的骨健康和骨质疏松症预防至关重要.
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