title: [Osteoporosis. Knowledge and attitudes of the Norwegian population].
abstract: In March 1994, a random sample of 1,514 Norwegians aged 16-79 years were interviewed about their knowledge of osteoporosis and their attitudes towards prevention of this disease. About 85% answered correctly that osteoporosis can be prevented, but only 57% knew that it cannot be cured. Women had better knowledge of osteoporosis than men had. Two thirds of the women were positive to the use of long-term hormone replacement therapy to prevent osteoporosis. The majority of women aged 60 years or more preferred walking to other physical activities to prevent the disease. Although the data demonstrated fairly good general knowledge of osteoporosis in the population, the oldest women, those at the highest risk of developing the disease, knew less about osteoporosis than the younger women did.
authors.affiliation: Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Tromsø.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Joakimsen
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Søgaard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tollan
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Magnus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Osteoporose. Kunnskap og holdninger i den norske befolkning.