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KMID : 0438420070140020133
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Korean Journal of Bone Metabolism
2007 Volume.14 No. 2 p.133 ~ p.139
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Vitamin D Perception Gap Survey Between Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis and Physicians
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Lee Min-Kyoung
Yim So-Youn
Lee Eun-Sil
Park Hyoung-Moo
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate gap of the vitamin D perception level between postmenopausal women and physicians in the treatment of osteoporosis.
Methods: This study investigates the perception levels of 400 postmenopausal women and 50 physicians, important factors for bone health, frequency about talking about Vitamin D at consultation, initiation a discussion about the importance of Vitamin D, recommendation of Vitamin D, compliance of administration of Vitamin D and barriers to compliance in taking Vitamin D. Data was collected with questionnaire and analysed.
Results: About bone health, physicians thought exercise was the most important factor, next to Vitamin D and calcium. In other way, patients thought Vitamin D was less important among Vitamin D, calcium, and exercise. About frequency of consultation about Vitamin D, both of physicians and patients talked about Vitamin D less frequently compared with calcium, and 18% of physicians, 13% of patients started to talk about importance of Vitamin D first of all. According to these finding, we knew they had low level of perception of Vitamin D compared with calcium. During consultation, physicians recommended supplementary drugs contained with Vitamin D for the most part as Vitamin D supplementary method and physician thought 26% of patients took Vitamin D supplement. In fact, 21% of patient took. In taking Vitamin D supplement, physicians answered it was poor compliance of taking Vitamin D because of low level of perception about Vitamin D importance, whereas it showed low compliance for taking Vitamin D supplement due to forgetting taking supplement.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that the rates of Vitamin D administration of postmenopausal women in the management of osteoporosis is a low level because of a low level of physicians and postmenopausal women’s perception of the importance of Vitamin D. Therefore the education and information about Vitamin D are contributable to the treatment of osteoporosis. [Korean Journal of Bone Metabolism, 14(2): 133-139, 2007]
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KEYWORD
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Gap survey, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D
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