Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad
Joint Authors
Nguyen, Vu H.
Okamura, Stephanie M.
Wang, Ze
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Women with increased risk of the female athlete triad (Triad) are more susceptible to osteoporosis compared to other women.
The study included 65 women with increased risk of the Triad who had their osteoporosis health beliefs measured to assess their concern for the disease.
Participants were female collegiate cross-country runners at different levels of competition, including National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisions III, II, and I.
Although these participants have an increased risk of the Triad and are more susceptible to osteoporosis, on a scale of 1 to 5, results showed that they had low to moderate perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 2.81 and moderate perceived severity of osteoporosis with a mean score as high as 3.38.
A statistically significant difference in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis was found between female collegiate cross-country runners in the NAIA and those in the NCAA DIII.
Reasons that could explain relatively low levels of concern for osteoporosis in female collegiate cross-country runners and reasons for significant differences in perceived susceptibility to osteoporosis are given, and recommendations for health education and intervention to help care for this population are provided.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nguyen, Vu H.& Wang, Ze& Okamura, Stephanie M.. 2014. Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad. Journal of Osteoporosis،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042702
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nguyen, Vu H.…[et al.]. Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad. Journal of Osteoporosis No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042702
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nguyen, Vu H.& Wang, Ze& Okamura, Stephanie M.. Osteoporosis Health Beliefs of Women with Increased Risk of the Female Athlete Triad. Journal of Osteoporosis. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042702
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042702