Women’s Attitudes and Health Beliefs toward Osteoporosis Screening in a Community Pharmacy
Joint Authors
Nayak, Rajesh
Deo, Priyanka
Rajpura, Jigar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to examine women’s attitudes and health beliefs towards osteoporosis screening in a community pharmacy setting, utilizing the theoretical framework of Health Belief Model.
A nonexperimental, cross-sectional research design, examining a convenience sample of women aged 18 and over, from several New York City senior care centers, a church, and a university campus in New York, was employed to assess the study objectives.
Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale questionnaire was used to study the attitudes and health beliefs of participants towards bone mineral density screening in community pharmacy.
From the study, it was observed that perceptions of severity and susceptibility towards osteoporosis and subjects’ demographic characteristics did not seem to significantly influence the decision to screen in a community pharmacy setting.
The perceptions of benefits of community pharmacy-based osteoporosis screening and the perceived barriers were found to be of greater importance in women’s decisions to engage in osteoporosis-specific preventive behavior.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Deo, Priyanka& Nayak, Rajesh& Rajpura, Jigar. 2013. Women’s Attitudes and Health Beliefs toward Osteoporosis Screening in a Community Pharmacy. Journal of Osteoporosis،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488192
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Deo, Priyanka…[et al.]. Women’s Attitudes and Health Beliefs toward Osteoporosis Screening in a Community Pharmacy. Journal of Osteoporosis No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488192
American Medical Association (AMA)
Deo, Priyanka& Nayak, Rajesh& Rajpura, Jigar. Women’s Attitudes and Health Beliefs toward Osteoporosis Screening in a Community Pharmacy. Journal of Osteoporosis. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488192
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488192