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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015

Association between osteoporotic fractures and quality of life based on the Korean Community Health Survey of 2010.

Hyun-Ju Jun, Ki-Jong Kim, Jin-Su Lee, Sueng-Hoon Yang

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Health-related quality of life of patients with a recent fracture attending a fracture liaison service: a 3-year follow-up study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hyun-Ju JunDepartment of Physical Therapy, Cheongam College, Republic of Korea.
Ki-Jong KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, Cheongam College, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Su LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Dongshin University, Republic of Korea.
Sueng-Hoon YangDepartment of Physical Therapy, Jeonju Vision University, Republic of Korea.
Cheongam College · KRDongshin University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To assess the relationship between fractures and quality of life (QOL) of osteoporosis patients as well as the treatment methods and locations of fractures following osteoporosis diagnosis. [Subjects and Methods] Participants were selected from a cohort consisting of 229,229 subjects who participated in the Korean Community Health Survey. Those who were not diagnosed with osteoporosis by a doctor were excluded from the study (326) and the final analysis included 17,387 previously diagnosed participants with osteoporosis. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted. [Results] The QOL was significantly lower for subjects receiving treatment for osteoporosis compared to those who had not previously received treatment. Subjects who experienced a fracture similarly had a lower QOL compared to those who did not have a fracture. In addition, the QOL of subjects who experienced a fracture in the pelvis, spine, or wrists was significantly lower compared to those without fractures in these areas. [Conclusion] Better knowledge of osteoporosis leads to early recognition of symptoms and timely treatment. This results in better treatment outcomes and improved QOL for patients. Therefore, the need for physical therapy that is based on research evidence of osteoporosis treatment methods should be presented.

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Korean Community Healthy SurveyOsteoporotic fractureQuality of life

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