Experience of Elderly Patients with Osteoporosis:A Qualitative Study
Objective To explore the experience of elderly patients with osteoporosis(OP)and to provide reference for formulating relevant nursing plans.Methods A phenomenological study was conducted and purposive sampling method was used to select 16 elderly patients with OP in a tertiary hospital in Beijing for semi-structured interviews.The Colaizzi analysis method was used for data analysis.Results Four themes were extracted,including insufficient perceived benefits of exercise,fear of falling,self-perceived burden,and expectation to seek external support.Conclusions Elderly patients with OP have multidimen-sional problems and needs during the course of the disease.Medical staff should pay attention to the pa-tients'needs at different stages of the disease.While preventing and treating OP,they should explore and validate effective nursing intervention programs combined with guidance on exercises,fall prevention,psy-chological interventions,and extended care,so as to reduce the risk of fragility fractures and improve pa-tients'quality of life.
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