Prevalence Of Osteopenia And Osteoporosis: The Assessment Of Osteoporosis Knowledge, Health Belief And Self-Efficacy Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Penang

• Main Author: Ameer, Shaymaa Abd Alwahed Abdul
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/46238/1/Shaymaa%20Abd%20Alwahed%20Abdul%20Ameer24.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/46238/

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and osteoporosis are both chronic conditions and the relationship between them is complex. Knowledge, health belief and self-efficacy toward osteoporosis are fundamental to all osteoporosis management programs and are often a pre-requisite for initiating desired behavioural changes. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of osteoporotic conditions and the level of knowledge, health belief and self-efficacy toward osteoporosis among T2DM patients in Penang.