Assessment of the Quality of Life of Women after Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture with Consideration of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Selected Factors Concerning the State of Health

Małgorzata Dziedzic, Mariola Janiszewska (), Małgorzata Goździewska, Wioleta Kowalska and Jacek Roliński
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Małgorzata Dziedzic: Independent Public Regional Specialist Hospital in Chełm, Ceramiczna 1, 22-100 Chełm, Poland
Mariola Janiszewska: Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 5 Street, 20-059 Lublin, Poland
Małgorzata Goździewska: Department of Medical Anthropology, Institute of Rural Health, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Wioleta Kowalska: Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Jacek Roliński: Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: Introduction : Fractures of the vertebral bodies are a frequent complication of osteoporosis, hospitalization, decline in physical fitness and, in consequence, deterioration in the quality of life. Objective : The aim of the study was assessment of the quality of life according to the QUALEFFO-41 questionnaire in patients who had undergone fractures of the vertebral bodies, and presentation of the relationships between the quality of life, socio-demographic characteristics, and selected factors concerning the state of health. Materials and Method : The study included 243 women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures, and was conducted in the Outpatient Departments for the Treatment of Osteoporosis in the city of Lublin (eastern Poland). For the purposes of the study, the Quality of Life Questionnaire (QUALEFFO-41) and the author’s questionnaire were employed, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, t-Student test, and Tukey test were used, along with analysis of variance (ANOVA). The level of statistical significance was set at α = 0.05. Results : The quality of life of woman with vertebral compression fractures remains on a mediocre level. Significant relationships were observed between the respondents’ quality of life and certain socio-demographic characteristics, duration of the disease, and complaints related with osteoporosis. Conclusions : It is important to implement appropriate therapy and provide comprehensive, holistic care to women after fractures.

Keywords: osteoporosis; osteoporotic vertebral fracture; quality of life; self-estimation of state of health; life style (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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