Collectively , these studies provided some evidence to show that interventions by healthcare professionals improved the QOL medication compliance and calcium intake of patients but its effects on BMD , medication persistence , knowledge , and other lifestyle modifications were less conclusive .
Summary A systematic review was conducted to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
Evidence available indicates that such interventions are effective in improving the quality of life , medication compliance , and calcium intake , but effect on other outcomes is less conclusive .
Introduction The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
Efficacy of a Self-Management Program for Osteoporotic Subjects
Alp A , Kanat E , Yurtkuran M : Efficacy of a self-management program for osteoporotic subjects . Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2007;86:633–640 . Objective : This study is based on whether the self-management program choices For Better Bone Health is effective to promote behavioral strategies for improving bone health , life quality , pain perception , physical function , and balance in osteoporotic subjects . Design : In this single-blind , r and omized controlled study , a total of 50 sedentary women with postmenopausal and idiopathic osteoporosis were selected from the out patients of Atatürk Balneotherapy and Rehabilitation Center according to their physical activity level and T scores of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry as the inclusion criteria . Fifty sedentary women with BMD T scores of −2.5 or lower were r and omized into two groups ( self-management group : group 1 ; and control group : group 2 ) and enrolled in a 6-mo study . Participants attended self-management class once a week for 5 wks . Evaluations were done at baseline , at the end of the fifth week , and at the sixth month . Pain-intensity evaluation by Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) , life- quality assessment s by SF-36 , balance testing by Sensitized Romberg Test ( SRT ) , and functional assessment by Timed Sit to St and test ( TSS ) and a simple question naire were the outcome measures . Results : When the groups were compared by change scores and percentages of change , improvements observed in pain intensity by VAS ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 Physical Function ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 Physical Role Limitations ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 Social Function ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 Mental Health ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 Vitality ( P < 0.01 ) , SF-36 Pain ( P < 0.001 ) , SF-36 General Health Perceptions ( P < 0.05 ) , SF-36 Emotional Role Limitations ( P < 0.01 ) , SRT eyes open ( P < 0.001 ) , SRT eyes closed ( P < 0.001 ) , and TSS ( P < 0.001 ) were determined to be superior in group 1 at the end of the sixth month . Seventy-four percent of patients in group 1 engaged in regular physical activities , and 92 % of them declared that they understood the purpose and benefits of medications and  dietary calcium intake . Fifty-seven percent of them formed personal plans for preventing traumas , whereas 8 % of the subjects in group 2 experienced new falls but no fractures . Conclusion : It is determined that the self-management class led to improvements in functional , balance , and life- quality outcomes and to reductions in pain perception
Collectively , these studies provided some evidence to show that interventions by healthcare professionals improved the QOL medication compliance and calcium intake of patients but its effects on BMD , medication persistence , knowledge , and other lifestyle modifications were less conclusive .
Summary A systematic review was conducted to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .
Evidence available indicates that such interventions are effective in improving the quality of life , medication compliance , and calcium intake , but effect on other outcomes is less conclusive .
Introduction The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate evidence concerning the effect of non-drug interventions by healthcare professionals on community-dwelling postmenopausal osteoporotic women .