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[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 20XX
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Englisch
DOI:
10.5353/th_b4833937
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Dissertation, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
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Osteoporosis is a serious health problem worldwide and most commonly affects postmenopausal women (World Health Organization, 1994). Of the variety of complications associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, osteoporotic fracture is the most prevalent and serious one. It affects their quality of life and puts heavy burden on the healthcare system in Hong Kong. Since osteoporosis exercise program can help to reduce bone loss, it seems to be an effective strategy to prevent and manage osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The purpose of this study is to develop an evidence-based osteoporosis exercise education program for postmenopausal women, based on the best available evidence, with an aim of helping them to prevent and manage osteoporosis through the prevention and reduction of bone loss and its related fractures. A search of literature from four databases, including Pubmed (1997 to August 2011), CINAHL Plus (1937 to August 2011), Cochrane Library (1996 to Issue 8 of 2011) and EMBASE Classic + EMBASE (1947 to August 2011), was done to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The methodology checklist for RCTs developed by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN, 2008) was used to evaluate the quality of the selected studies. A total of nine studies met the inclusion criteria and did not violate the exclusion criteria. The findings of these studies showed that exercise intervention or program significantly reduced postmenopausal women's likelihood of having fracture and also improved their bone mass density slightly. Among the reviewed studies, programs were most commonly implemented within a 12-month period and two 60-minute supervised exercise sessions were delivered per week. The potential of implementing the proposed program, based on the evidence from the literature review, to local practice was assessed. Based on the assessment, the proposed program is necessary and beneficial for postmenopausal women. An evidence-based osteoporosis exercise education program is developed based on the best available evidence. The SIGN grading system was utilized to provide grades for the recommendations in the guideline. An effective and adequate communication with potential stakeholders to gain their support and cooperation for the proposed program is essential. In addition, a tailor-made pilot test is also crucial for ensuring the successful implementation of the proposed program. The pilot study will be conducted in a local practice and the targeted participants are 124 postmenopausal women. Data analysis will be done by the paired t-test. The proposed evidence-based osteoporosis exercise education program will be considered as effective if (1) there is a reduction of bone loss and an increase in physical activity level in postmenopausal women, and (2) there is an increase of confidence and self-perceived skill on the prevention of management of osteoporosis in nurses. ; published_or_final_version ; Nursing Studies ; Master ; Master of Nursing