Osteoporosis
Conditions
Keywords
Osteoporosis/prevention & control, Osteoporosis Prevention and Self-Management Course, Patient Education/*trends//Questionnaires, Adult//Aged//Middle Aged, Life Style//
Brief summary
We wish to investigate whether a weekly, 2½ hour group-based osteoporosis education intervention (the Osteoporosis Prevention and Self-Management Course), is different to one session course (1x 2½ hours) on osteoporosis knowledge, confidence to eat calcium-containing foods, confidence to exercise, and amount of exercise undertaken after three and nine months of follow-up in people aged over 50 years who have already had a bone fracture.
Detailed description
Instruments used to determine change after 3 and 9 months: Osteoporosis knowledge: Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Test (Winzenberg et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2003) Calcium intake: Food frequency questionnaire (Angus et al. J Am Diet Assoc 1989) Calcium and exercise self-efficacy: Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (Horan et al Res Nurs Health 1998) Physical activity: CHAMPS II (Stewart et al. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOsteoporosis Prevention and Self-Management Course
Four weekly education sessions of 2 1/2 hours duration, in a group session facilitated by a community nurse and trained lay leader.
BEHAVIORALIntroductory education session on osteoporosis
Introductory education session, 1 x 2 1/2 hours in a group session facilitated by a community nurse and trained lay person.
Sponsors
Osteoporosis SA
University of Adelaide
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Presented to Modbury Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department with a new bone fracture
Exclusion criteria
* Residence in nursing home * Fracture sustained in motor bike, push bike or motor vehicle accident * Fracture sustained due to high trauma, such as fall from roof or ladder * Dementia * Inability to participate in group settings * Inability to understand spoken English * Inability to provide informed consent * Pathological fracture * Usual place of residence outside South Australia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference between groups at three months on osteoporosis knowledge, confidence in ability to consume calcium and to exercise, actual calcium consumption and exercise levels | Three and nine months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes between baseline and three months within each group on osteoporosis knowledge, confidence in the ability to each calcium-containing foods and exercise, and the amount of calcium consumed in foods and exercise undertaken | Three and nine months |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed