J Korean Acad Nurs.
2001 Apr;31(2):194-205.
The Effect of Education for Prevention of Osteoporosis Patients with Bone Fracture
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Nursing Science,Kyung Hee University.
- 2Head Nurse, Kyung Hee Medical Center.
Abstract
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The purpose of the study was to identify the effect of structured patients education had
on prevention of osteoporosis, with fracture and the resulting of life style changes in
patients.
In this study, a non equivalent control group pre and a post test design was employed.
Data were collected through an interview process using questionnaires from April to
December of 1999. The subjects, consisting of 59 patients with fractures and over 40
years of age, were diagnosed in K University Hospital.
This study tested the patients knowledge at three times. The times were before the
program 2 weeks into the program, and 6 months after education program. Life style
change related to prevention of osteoporosis was shown twice (before and 6 months
after the education program) in the experimental group, and control group went without
it.
The instruments used for this study were developed by literature review according to a
reliability test. Data was analyzed using X2 test and t test to determine similarities
between the experimental and control groups. The hypothesis was tested using repeated
measures of ANOVA, t-test and Pearson correlation coefficients.
The results of the study were summarized as follows:
1. The first hypothesis was accepted: a higher level of knowledge about osteoporosis was found in experimental
groups who received education than to the control group during the period (F=19.82, p=.0001).
2. The second hypothesis was accepted: a higher level of life style changes about osteoporosis on experimental
group were recorded than as compared to control group (t=3.55, p=.001).
3. The third hypothesis was accepted: the higher the knowledge about osteoporosis the higher the level of
performance of life style changes about prevention of osteoporosis (r=.600, p=.0001).
In conclusion, structured patient education in patient with fractures improved the level of
knowledge about osteoporosis and more likely undergo of life style changes 6 months
after the education program.
Also reeducation would be needed 6 months after program ends. That is structured
patient education in pamphlet form would be very effective in nursing intervention that
may to result in life style changes.
Therefore further research is needed to reinforce the education material and to generalize
the education effect.