PREVALENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND EXPLORE RELATED RISK FACTORS USING SIMPLE SCREENING TOOL IN ELDERLY

Abstract

Background: Majority of the population remains undiagnosed and unaware of the importance of early recognition and preventive treatment of osteoporosis. .Particularly in developing countries like India, where most of the patients cannot afford expensive DEXA scans use of simple screening could be effective so the aim of study  were to use simple screening tool for prevalence of osteoporosis in the elderly in the community  and explore related risk factor

Method: Elderly population using osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asian (OSTA )scores of >−1, −4 < OSTA ≤ −1, or ≤−4 were assigned to the low-risk, moderate risk, or high-risk group, respectively and A broad questionnaire to identify osteoporosis risk by score sheet was designed to be self-administered. Patients were required to complete the risk score for osteoporosis  

Result:  Total 54 elderly in community included in the study Overall prevalence of osteoporosis by OSTA is 55.5%.

Conclusion: Simple tools are effective in selecting the cases for BMD measurement and expensive specialized investigations,  By noting down the risk factors, we can screen out the elderly who require further evaluation and management.