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Sociodemographic factors affecting the disease acceptance in the group of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis
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Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
(Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Pathology and Bone Metabolism Diseases)
Online publication date: 2021-12-09
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Bogumiła Górczewska
Medical University of Lodz, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Pathology and Bone Metabolism Diseases, Sporna 36/50, 91–738 Łódź, Poland
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(3):273-83
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Objectives: Assessment of the disease acceptance level in women with osteoporosis depending on selected sociodemographic factors. Material and Methods: The study included a group of 198 women, aged M±SD 72.3±8.59 years, diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis and treated
in 2 Osteoporosis Treatment Centres in Łódź. A questionnaire survey and Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) were applied in the study. Based on
the questionnaire, the authors collected sociodemographic data (including age, marital status, place of residence, financial status) which the authors
subsequently analyzed using a statistical program. Results: The respondents living in the countryside, with primary education and a very
difficult financial situation manifested a low disease acceptance level. The authors have shown that postmenopausal osteoporosis acceptance level
significantly depends on the age (p = 0.0024), place of residence (p = 0.0044), education (p < 0.001) and affluence (p = 0.0049), however, it is not
related to duration of the disease. Conclusions: Postmenopausal osteoporosis acceptance level depended on age, place of residence, education and
affluence level, however, it was not related to the disease duration. Psychological aspects, including assessment according to the disease acceptance
scale, constitute a factor influencing mental health, therefore they should be included in evaluation of therapy effectiveness in patients chronically
treated for osteoporosis. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(3):273–83