ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Early Detection of Osteoporosis in a Cohort of Healthcare Workers: Is There Room for a Screening Program?
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- Serum LCAT as a Gender-Neutral Biomarker for Early Osteoporosis: A Multicenter Cohort Validation Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- A comparison between IBEX bone health applied to digital radiographs and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the distal-third and ultra-distal regions of the radius.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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- Work-Related Stress among a Cohort of Italian Long-Term Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
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Abstract
Workforce aging is becoming a significant public health problem due to the resulting emergence of age-related diseases, such as osteoporosis. The prevention and early detection of osteoporosis is important to avoid bone fractures and their socio-economic burden. The aim of this study is to evaluate the sustainability of a screening workplace program able to detect workers with osteoporosis. The screening process included a questionnaire-based risk assessment of 1050 healthcare workers followed by measurement of the bone mass density (BMD) with a pulse-echo ultrasound (PEUS) at the proximal tibia in the at-risk subjects. Workers with a BMD value ≤ 0.783 g/cm² were referred to a specialist visit ensuring a diagnosis and the consequent prescriptions. Any possible association between the outcome variable BMD ≤ 0.783 g/cm² and the risk factors was evaluated. The costs were calculated with a full costing method. We identified 60 pathological subjects. We observed increased risks for women, older ages, and menopause (
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