A Systematic Review of Osteoporosis Health Beliefs in Adult Men and Women
@inproceedings{McLeod2011ASR,
title={A Systematic Review of Osteoporosis Health Beliefs in Adult Men and Women},
author={Katherine M. McLeod and Courtney S. Johnson},
booktitle={Journal of osteoporosis},
year={2011}
}
Osteoporosis is major public health concern affecting millions of older adults worldwide. A systematic review was carried out to identify the most common osteoporosis health beliefs in adult men and women from descriptive and intervention studies. The Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS) and Osteoporosis Self-efficacy Scale (OSES) evaluate osteoporosis health beliefs, including perceived susceptibility and seriousness, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy of calcium and exercise, and health… CONTINUE READING