Impact of Non-Pharmacological Intervention of Primary Osteoporosis in Elderly People at Suez Canal University Hospitals | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 19, Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015, Page 219-233 PDF (965.93 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2015.192268 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Farida Kamel Yousef | ||||
| Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing , Suez Canal University Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Primary osteoporosis is simply the form seen in older persons and women postmenopausal in which bone loss is accelerated over that predicted for age and sex. The study aim is to evaluate the impact of the non-pharmacological intervention of primary osteoporosis in elderly people. Design: a quasi-experimental research study. Sampling & setting: A purposive sample consisted of 30 elderly patients, both sexes were recruited from bone density measurement unit at Suez Canal University Hospital. Tools: Patient’s assessment sheet, Body Mass Density by (Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry). A health education intervention was designed to improve osteoporotic patients’ health condition and was evaluated two months after intervention. Results: There was a positive improvement regarding activities of daily living. Regarding sport, the mean of sporting time was 37.0±59.7 changed to 59.3±53.2 (post intervention), while exposure to the sun was 6.7% changed to 34.2% of post 2 months. Conclusion: Apply onpharmacological intervention by improving elderly practice exercise, take balanced diet contain calcium and prevent risk factors that lead to lack absorption of calcium, slightly enhance activities of daily living for study subjects. Recommendation: Education about risk factors and preventative measures of osteoporosis need to start early in perimenopausal years and not be delayed to postmenopausal years. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Primary Osteoporosis; Elderly; Non-Pharmacological Management & Body Mass Index | ||||
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