Objective To assess the level of knowledge and influencing factors related to osteoporosis in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures after surgery in China,providing a basis for improving their under-standing.Methods A total of 5 955 elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures in 31 provinces(au-tonomous regions and municipalities)were selected as survey subjects from September to November 2023.A gener-al information questionnaire and an osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool were used for a cross-sectional survey.The univariate analysis and logistic regression were used to analyze the influencing factors.Results 5 248 valid questionnaires were collected,and the effective questionnaire recovery rate was 88.13%.The score of osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool of elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures after surgery was 11.00(7.00,13.00).70.03%of the patients had poor knowledge of osteoporosis.The location of the hospital(eastern re-gion hospitals),presence of tumors,past surgical history,admission for falls,diagnosis of severe osteoporosis,postop-erative complications,use of walking aids,use of anti-osteoporosis drugs,osteoporosis health education,fall prevention health education,and health education forms(video,telephone,manual,and WeChat)were the influencing factors of osteoporosis knowledge in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures after surgery(P<0.05).Conclusion The osteoporosis knowledge of elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures after surgery needs to be im-proved.To help the secondary prevention of osteoporosis,the standardized osteoporosis health education should be strengthened,and attention should be paid to key groups.
关键词
老年人/椎体骨折/骨质疏松症/影响因素分析/横断面调查/护理
Key words
Aged/Vertebral Fractures/Osteoporosis/Root Cause Analysis/Cross-Sectional Study/Nursing Care