The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older female osteoporosis
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Elahe Malekmirzaei; Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili; Vahid Pakpour
- Source
- BMC Women's Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
- Subject
- Osteoporosis
Elderly
Self-care
Health literacy
Prevention
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1472-6874
Abstract Background Osteoporosis is a common complication of aging and menopause. Self-care and health literacy are among the factors affecting health status. The purpose of this research was to determine the preventive roles of self-care behaviors and health literacy in older women with osteoporosis. Methods This cross‑sectional analytical research was conducted on 250 postmenopausal women consisting of 125 osteoporotic and 125 healthy people aged 60–70. They were selected by purposive sampling in Tabriz Sina Hospital from September 2021 to December 2021. Data collection instruments were a demographic questionnaire, a Menopausal Self‑Care Questionnaire, and a European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23 software. Results The mean (SD) total score of self-care in healthy women was 118.97 (19.92) and in women with osteoporosis was 84.7 (14.98) (p