Contemporary Nursing

Objective To investigate the awareness of the health management of osteoporosis, divide the elderly population, and put forward corresponding scientific suggestions for improving the quality of life of elderly osteoporosis. Methods The study investigated the knowledge awareness of 105 elderly osteoporosis patients in Xinghua area. Results As of April 16,2022,102 valid questionnaires were filled in. Among the elderly patients, 41.18% were male and 58.82% were female, and 84.31% of the elderly patients were aware of osteoporosis, but their knowledge of osteoporosis health management remained in the shallow level. Age and gender showed significant difference in whether calcium supplementation can prevent osteoporosis (P <0.05), believed that calcium supplementation can prevent osteoporosis mainly in the 60-70 age group; age and gender for bone pain with no osteoporosis, gender * age for bone thinning without bone pain (P <0.05), 60-75 for men and 60-70 for women. Conclusion The awareness of osteoporosis health management in elderly osteoporosis is related to gender and age. The misunderstanding of osteoporosis knowledge is mainly concentrated in the three age groups: 60-65,66-70 and 70-75.

Elderly; Patients with osteoporosis; Health management; Scientific advice