Alicja Gosek
Art of Healing, Volume 37, Issue 2, Volume 37 (2022), pp. 37-45
https://doi.org/10.4467/18982026SZL.22.013.16672Introduction . Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of pathological fractures. Physical activity, regardless of the type of training used, has a beneficial effect on bone homeostasis, as well as on the entire musculoskeletal system in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis.
The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge of the respondents about osteoporosis and the impact of physical activity on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Material and method . The study group consisted of 150 respondents, including 117 women (78%) and 33 men (22%) aged 35.86 ± 15.89 years. The method of a diagnostic survey made available via the Internet was used for the study. The results were developed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software and the statistical significance level was p = 0.05.
Results . Statistically significant relationship was observed between the age of the subjects and the level of knowledge about physical activity in the context of osteoporosis (p = 0.003). The level of knowledge about osteoporosis in the study group was higher in women than in men (p = 0.001). The level of knowledge of the surveyed population living in cities did not differ from the level of knowledge of the respondents who lived in villages (p = 0.5).
Conclusions . Due to the low level of knowledge about physical activity and its beneficial impact on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in older age group and among people, educational and preventive actions should be implemented to popularize activity and thus reduce the risk of in the adult population.