A Survey on Quality of Life in the Elderly with Osteoporosis

Osteoporosisisoneof themetabolicdisorderscommonlyfoundduringelderlyperiodwhichseverelyaffects thequalityoflife. Thereforethepresentstudyaimed to investigate and compare the quality of life inthe elderly with and without osteoporosis.

This analyticaldescriptivestudywas conducted on424participantsover60 years old who were membersofhealthclinicsunderthe supervisionofmunicipalityhealth office ofTehran East areas، Iran. Subjectswererandomly selected. 145 participantswithosteoporosisand279withoutanysymptoms were chosen. Informationwas gathered using quality of life SF36standardquestionnaireand was filledoutthroughfacetofaceinterviewing.

63. 7%of the particiants were womenand36. 3% weremen. Meanagewas67. 3withstandarddeviationof7. 16. Outofallthe participants145 (34. 2%) weresufferingfromosteoporosis. There was a significantrelationbetweenmeanqualityoflifescoreanddevelopmentofosteoporosissymptoms.

Osteoporosisinthe elderlyresultsinthe reductioninquality of life. Prevention and early treatment of this disease can improve the quality of life in the elderly.