A SURVEY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

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ESMAEILI SHAHMIRZADI SIMA; SHOJAEIZADEH DAVOUD; AZAM KAMAL; TOL AZAR

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Journal: Journal of Health System Research Year:2012 | Volume:8 | Issue:7 (SUPPLEMENT) Page(s): 1180-1189

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A SURVEY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

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ESMAEILI SHAHMIRZADI SIMA | SHOJAEIZADEH DAVOUD | AZAM KAMAL | TOL AZAR | Issue Writer Certificate

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QUALITY OF LIFEQ3

ELDERLYQ3

OSTEOPOROSISQ4

Abstract

Background: OSTEOPOROSIS is one of the metabolic disorders commonly found during ELDERLY period which severely affects the QUALITY OF LIFE. Therefore the present study aimed to investigate and compare the QUALITY OF LIFE in the ELDERLY with and without OSTEOPOROSIS.Methods: This analytical descriptive study was conducted on 424 participants over 60 years old who were members of health clinics under the supervision of municipality health office of Tehran East areas, Iran. Subjects were randomly selected. 145 participants with OSTEOPOROSIS and 279 without any symptoms were chosen. Information was gathered using QUALITY OF LIFE SF36 standard questionnaire and was filled out through face to face interviewing.Findings: 63.7% of the particiants were women and 36.3% were men. Mean age was 67.3 with standard deviation of 7.16. Out of all the participants 145 (34.2%) were suffering from OSTEOPOROSIS. There was a significant relation between mean QUALITY OF LIFE score and development of OSTEOPOROSIS symptoms.Conclusion: OSTEOPOROSIS in the ELDERLY results in the reduction in QUALITY OF LIFE. Prevention and early treatment of this disease can improve the QUALITY OF LIFE in the ELDERLY.

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ESMAEILI SHAHMIRZADI, SIMA, SHOJAEIZADEH, DAVOUD, AZAM, KAMAL, & TOL, AZAR. (2012). A SURVEY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS. HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCH, 8(7 (SUPPLEMENT)), 1180-1189. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/192795/en

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ESMAEILI SHAHMIRZADI SIMA, SHOJAEIZADEH DAVOUD, AZAM KAMAL, TOL AZAR. A SURVEY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS. HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCH[Internet]. 2012;8(7 (SUPPLEMENT)):1180-1189. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/192795/en

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SIMA ESMAEILI SHAHMIRZADI, DAVOUD SHOJAEIZADEH, KAMAL AZAM, and AZAR TOL, “A SURVEY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS,” HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCH, vol. 8, no. 7 (SUPPLEMENT), pp. 1180–1189, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/192795/en

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