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Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures
OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fractures, which are associated with pain and decrease in physical function, social function, and well-being, which are all aspects of quality of life (QoL). The purpose of thi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6284528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584286 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190440 |
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author | Ciubean, Alina Deniza Ungur, Rodica Ana Irsay, Laszlo Ciortea, Viorela Mihaela Borda, Ileana Monica Onac, Ioan Vesa, Stefan Cristian Buzoianu, Anca Dana |
author_facet | Ciubean, Alina Deniza Ungur, Rodica Ana Irsay, Laszlo Ciortea, Viorela Mihaela Borda, Ileana Monica Onac, Ioan Vesa, Stefan Cristian Buzoianu, Anca Dana |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fractures, which are associated with pain and decrease in physical function, social function, and well-being, which are all aspects of quality of life (QoL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the burden of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Romanian postmenopausal women from Cluj County using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Quality of life questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO-41) questionnaires. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study on 364 postmenopausal women was carried out between June 2016 and August 2017 in the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania. Data were collected by interview and from the medical documents: clinical and demographic data, personal medical history, risk factors for osteoporosis, and bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and femur. The patients included in the study were asked to complete the Romanian versions of the SF-36 and QUALEFFO-41 questionnaires. RESULTS: Women with osteoporosis had significantly lower scores in the SF-36 domains (P<0.001) than healthy controls. In the osteoporosis group, a significant association was found in the SF-36 pain domain, where women with a history of fracture had higher scores (P=0.035). As for QUALEFFO-41, a statistical significance was found in the total score (P<0.05), revealing a significantly lower QoL in osteoporotic women with a history of fracture. CONCLUSION: The SF-36 scores registered a loss of QoL in women with osteoporosis. The QUALEFFO-41 total score was significantly lower in the osteoporosis associated with fracture, revealing a lower health-related QoL in these patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-62845282018-12-24 Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures Ciubean, Alina Deniza Ungur, Rodica Ana Irsay, Laszlo Ciortea, Viorela Mihaela Borda, Ileana Monica Onac, Ioan Vesa, Stefan Cristian Buzoianu, Anca Dana Clin Interv Aging Original Research OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fractures, which are associated with pain and decrease in physical function, social function, and well-being, which are all aspects of quality of life (QoL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the burden of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Romanian postmenopausal women from Cluj County using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Quality of life questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO-41) questionnaires. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study on 364 postmenopausal women was carried out between June 2016 and August 2017 in the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania. Data were collected by interview and from the medical documents: clinical and demographic data, personal medical history, risk factors for osteoporosis, and bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and femur. The patients included in the study were asked to complete the Romanian versions of the SF-36 and QUALEFFO-41 questionnaires. RESULTS: Women with osteoporosis had significantly lower scores in the SF-36 domains (P<0.001) than healthy controls. In the osteoporosis group, a significant association was found in the SF-36 pain domain, where women with a history of fracture had higher scores (P=0.035). As for QUALEFFO-41, a statistical significance was found in the total score (P<0.05), revealing a significantly lower QoL in osteoporotic women with a history of fracture. CONCLUSION: The SF-36 scores registered a loss of QoL in women with osteoporosis. The QUALEFFO-41 total score was significantly lower in the osteoporosis associated with fracture, revealing a lower health-related QoL in these patients. Dove Medical Press 2018-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6284528/ /pubmed/30584286 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190440 Text en © 2018 Ciubean et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Ciubean, Alina Deniza Ungur, Rodica Ana Irsay, Laszlo Ciortea, Viorela Mihaela Borda, Ileana Monica Onac, Ioan Vesa, Stefan Cristian Buzoianu, Anca Dana Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title | Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title_full | Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title_fullStr | Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title_full_unstemmed | Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title_short | Health-related quality of life in Romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
title_sort | health-related quality of life in romanian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6284528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584286 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S190440 |
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