Educational Intervention; Regarding Osteoporosis Prevention among Young Adult Female; Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Self Efficacy
safwat, Amany; Hala Ahmad Thabet; Iman Abdullah Mohammed Abdulmutalib;
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Osteoporosis prevention has several aspects including health education, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle modification, and early screening. Several educational intervention programs have been designed and developed to improve osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study : this study was conducted to assess the effect of educational intervention regarding osteoporosis prevention among young adult female knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy. Subjects and methods: Research design quasi-experimental design was used in current study. Setting; the study was carried out at two health centers of Ministry of Health (MOH) in Abassia at Cairo city. Sample: performed on 60 young adult females; 30 females for study group and 30 females for control group), Tools of data collection: three tools were used for this study. Tool I. Patient interview questionnaire: consists of three parts: Part I. Demographic characteristics of both groups; Part II. Obstetrical history; Part III. the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) was designed to measure knowledge concerning intake of calcium and exercise behaviors among young adult female related to risk factors and osteoporosis prevention. Tool II. Osteoporosis Health Beliefs Questionnaire (OHBQ), it was used to assess the young adult female health beliefs towards osteoporosis disease. Tool III. Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale(OSES), it was used to assess the self-efficacy for behaviors among young adult female related to physical activity and calcium intake. Results; It revealed that, the Mean age of young adult female were 27.87±4.65 and 27.63± 5.20 years for the study and control group respectively. There was no significant difference between the two groups as regard to knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy of osteoporosis prevention related to pretest at P 0.523. However, immediately after educational intervention and one month later, there was a significant difference between the two groups at P <0.001.Conclusion; The use of an osteoporosis educational intervention improves knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention Recommendation; educational intervention could be implemented in courses or community education to increase knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy.
Osteoporosis prevention has several aspects including health education, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle modification, and early screening. Several educational intervention programs have been designed and developed to improve osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study : this study was conducted to assess the effect of educational intervention regarding osteoporosis prevention among young adult female knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy. Subjects and methods: Research design quasi-experimental design was used in current study. Setting; the study was carried out at two health centers of Ministry of Health (MOH) in Abassia at Cairo city. Sample: performed on 60 young adult females; 30 females for study group and 30 females for control group), Tools of data collection: three tools were used for this study. Tool I. Patient interview questionnaire: consists of three parts: Part I. Demographic characteristics of both groups; Part II. Obstetrical history; Part III. the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) was designed to measure knowledge concerning intake of calcium and exercise behaviors among young adult female related to risk factors and osteoporosis prevention. Tool II. Osteoporosis Health Beliefs Questionnaire (OHBQ), it was used to assess the young adult female health beliefs towards osteoporosis disease. Tool III. Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale(OSES), it was used to assess the self-efficacy for behaviors among young adult female related to physical activity and calcium intake. Results; It revealed that, the Mean age of young adult female were 27.87±4.65 and 27.63± 5.20 years for the study and control group respectively. There was no significant difference between the two groups as regard to knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy of osteoporosis prevention related to pretest at P 0.523. However, immediately after educational intervention and one month later, there was a significant difference between the two groups at P <0.001.Conclusion; The use of an osteoporosis educational intervention improves knowledge, health beliefs and self-efficacy awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention Recommendation; educational intervention could be implemented in courses or community education to increase knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy.
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| Title | Educational Intervention; Regarding Osteoporosis Prevention among Young Adult Female; Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Self Efficacy | Authors | safwat, Amany ; Hala Ahmad Thabet; Iman Abdullah Mohammed Abdulmutalib | Keywords | Osteoporosis, health education program, knowledge-health beliefs-self efficacy. | Issue Date | 2018 |
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