Knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice of major thalassemia patients regarding the importance of calcium and Vitamin D

MehdiKhani, Bahare; Eslami, A.; Qorbani, Mostafa; Azarkeivan, Azita; Mohammadi, Zahra; Khashayar, Patricia; Keshtkar, Abbasali

doi:10.4103/1658-5127.155173

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“…Various osteoporosis studies primarily focus on female gender, pre- and postmenopausal conditions, and adults in different communities. Osteoporosis knowledge assessment studies have been conducted with diverse comorbid conditions like cancer [8] , thalassemia [9] , HIV [10] , and diabetes [11] , [12] . The data on osteoporosis knowledge assessment among TB patients is scarce.…”

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Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in tertiary care hospital Malaysia: A prospective study

Bhatti,

Laghari,

Khan

et al. 2024

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseas

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Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in tertiary care hospital Malaysia: A prospective study

Bhatti,

Laghari,

Khan

et al. 2024

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseas

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Osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs in diabetic patients: a cross sectional study from Palestine

Ishtaya

Anabtawi

Zyoud

et al. 2018

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundOsteoporosis is a potential metabolic complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Therefore, patients with DM should have adequate osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs in order to get engaged in osteoporosis preventive behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs among diabetic patients.MethodsThis was a cross sectional study carried out at Al-Makhfiah governmental primary healthcare unit in Nablus, Palestine from September 2016 to December 2016. The tools used to assess knowledge and beliefs were Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS) and the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) respectively.ResultsThree hundred diabetic patients were interviewed regarding their knowledge and belief about osteoporosis. The study sample included 192 (64.0%) females. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the participants was 58.5 ± 9.3 years. Regarding co-morbidities, 229 (76.3%) had at least one co-morbidity other than DM. The majority of participants incorrectly answered 19 out of 32 questions of OKT scale. The mean OKT score was 13.5 ± 4.2 indicating poor osteoporosis – related knowledge. Females had significantly higher nutrition (p = 0.037), exercise (p = 0.043), and OKT score (p = 0.021) than males. Regarding OHBS, female participants had significantly higher belief score of susceptibility (p < 0.01) and seriousness (p < 0.01) of osteoporosis compared to males.ConclusionsDiabetic patients had poor osteoporosis knowledge and moderate perception of susceptibility and seriousness of osteoporosis. These results require implementation of awareness programs among DM patients to increase their practices regarding preventive measures of osteoporosis such as calcium intake and exercise.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12891-018-1961-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Assessment of serum vitamin D levels in Egyptian children with beta-thalassemia major

Abdelmotaleb

Behairy

Azim

et al. 2021

Egypt Pediatric Association Gaz

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Background Beta-thalassemia major patients are at increased risk of complications including endocrinopathies and bone disease due to iron overload. So, this study aimed to assess the growth parameters, serum levels of 25-OH-vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorous in children with beta-thalassemia major. This was a case-control study that included 55 children with beta-thalassemia major compared with 30 sex- and age-matched healthy children that served as a control group. All enrolled children were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination including anthropometric measurements, and laboratory investigations including complete blood count, serum ferritin, levels of serum calcium, phosphorus, and 25-OH-vitamin D. Results Body mass index was statistically significantly lower in the thalassemic group (P < 0.001). It was observed that vitamin D levels were significantly lower in thalassemic patients than in controls (P value < .0001). The mean serum 25-OH-vitamin D levels were 19.84 ± 5.79 ng/ml and 44.98 ± 5.77 ng/ml, respectively; 22 cases (40%) had insufficient vitamin D, and 5 cases (9%) had deficient vitamin D. Regarding serum calcium and phosphorous, there was no significant difference between the thalassemic and control groups. Conclusion Children with beta-thalassemia major had low body mass index and metabolic abnormality in the form of lower serum levels of vitamin D that signify the importance of therapeutic interventions.

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Knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice of major thalassemia patients regarding the importance of calcium and Vitamin D

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in tertiary care hospital Malaysia: A prospective study

Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in tertiary care hospital Malaysia: A prospective study

Osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs in diabetic patients: a cross sectional study from Palestine

Assessment of serum vitamin D levels in Egyptian children with beta-thalassemia major

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