These findings suggest that some grandmothers are at risk for mental health symptoms and raise questions about the implications of caregiving of grandchildren for women. Results indicated that females in the sample were not significantly lower in mean psychosocial adjustment scores but were significantly lower in mean psychosocial adjustment scores than males in the sample. There were no significant adjustment age-level differences in mean scores. Diagnosis of osteoporosis is key to obtaining treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine risk factors that are correlated with osteoporosis diagnosis among a national sample of postmenopausal women.
Factors associated with osteoporosis diagnosis include age, race, and family history.
Health care providers, including physicians, dietitians, nurses, physical therapists and social workers, can play a key role in improving diagnoses among at-risk women. They can work together to increase awareness and improve knowledge regarding the risk factors for osteoporosis including body mass index, physical activity, smoking and nutritional status. You can also obtain sample copies of any Haworth Press titles from the address above.