title: Osteoporosis knowledge and information needs in healthcare professionals caring for patients with fragility fractures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate osteoporosis knowledge and learning needs in healthcare professionals working with patients who have experienced or are at risk of fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multisite teaching hospital, Hamilton, Ontario.
  
  
  METHODS
  Healthcare professionals working in the fracture clinics, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, and nuclear medicine department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Completion of an Osteoporosis Knowledge Questionnaire and questions about learning needs and preferences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The major areas of knowledge deficit in this study were with topics related to health promotion and management specific to calcium needs and medications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The range of scores on the Osteoporosis Knowledge Questionnaire and the low scores on key questions suggest that there are opportunities to increase osteoporosis knowledge across a broad spectrum of healthcare providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giangregorio
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009864:Ontario; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000193:education; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D002136:Calcium, Dietary