ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2005
Quality of life in post-menopausal osteoporosis.
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- Quality of life in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life in older people with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life in patients with osteoporosis in the absence of vertebral fracture: a systematic review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2012Pooled it
- Depression and osteoporosis: a research synthesis with meta-analysis.Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme · 2010Pooled it
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- Effects of whole-body vibration and high impact exercises on the bone metabolism and functional mobility in postmenopausal women.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2020Trial
- Eldecalcitol improves muscle strength and dynamic balance in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: an open-label randomized controlled study.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2016Trial
- Effects of physical therapy on quality of life in osteoporosis patients - a randomized clinical trial.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2012Trial
- Impact of Menopause and Associated Hormonal Changes on Spine Health in Older Females: A Review.Cells · 2026Review
- Psychosomatic interplay in postmenopausal osteoporosis: from neuroendocrine mechanisms to structured psychological therapies and long-term management.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Is the experience of chronic pain different in frail older adults? A cross-sectional exploratory study.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Evolving strategies for osteoporosis management in postmenopausal women: From tradition to innovation.Medicine · 2025Review
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- Effects of whole-body vibration in horizontal position on bone, quality of life, and balance in postmenopausal osteoporosis.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Quality of Life and the Quality of Sleep of postmenopausal osteoporotic women, without evidence of an osteoporotic fracture, who attended an outpatient DXA scan service.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2023Article
- Colles' Fracture: An Epidemiological Nationwide Study in Italy from 2001 to 2016.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis Patients with and without Fractures in Tehran, Iran.Journal of bone metabolism · 2023Article
- Assessment of the Quality of Life of Women after Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture with Consideration of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Selected Factors Concerning the State of Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis-31 (QUALEFFO-31).Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the impact of osteoporosis on the patients' quality of life, particularly in the absence of fractures.
methods100 post-menopausal women (age 50-85)--62 with uncomplicated primary osteoporosis and 38 with primary osteoporosis complicated by vertebral fractures; all already treated--were studied using two validated questionnaires: Qualeffo-41 for quality of life in osteoporosis, and Zung for depression. Data were compared to those of 35 controls of comparable age, affected by a different chronic disease (hypothyroidism).
resultsFamily history of osteoporosis and T-score of spine were similar in the two subgroups of osteoporotic women. Body mass index, age at menopause and education level were similar in the two subgroups of osteoporotic women and in the control group. The patients affected by osteoporosis perceived it as a disease affecting their personal life with undesirable consequences: chronic pain (66% of women with fractures and 40% of women without fractures), impaired physical ability, reduced social activity, poor well-being (21% of women without fractures) and depressed mood (42% of women irrespective of fractures). Overall, 41% of the women showed a reduced quality of life. On the contrary, in the control group only 11% reported a reduced quality of life.
conclusionThe quality of life of osteoporotic patients should be investigated even before fractures, in order to develop appropriate counselling, support and care interventions to help patients develop efficient strategies for accepting the disease and coping with it.
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