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Jordanian nursing students' knowledge of osteoporosis
Author(s) -
Amre Huda,
Safadi Reema,
Jarrah Samiha,
AlAmer Rasmieh,
Froelicher Erika S
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2008.00691.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , promotion (chess) , family medicine , cross sectional study , knowledge level , health promotion , nursing , gerontology , psychology , public health , mathematics education , politics , political science , law , pathology
The aim of this study was to explore baccalaureate nursing students' knowledge of osteoporosis for beginning practice in the community. A cross‐sectional study design was used. Students were selected by convenience sampling ( n = 85) from one University in Jordan in the final of 4 years. Students were asked to complete a 23‐item‐knowledge questionnaire based on two earlier published studies of osteoporosis. Results indicated poor level of knowledge of osteoporosis on all dimensions: prevention (11 items) 62.6%; SD 14.2; general (5 items) 59.5%; SD 20.6; and the pathophysiology (7 items) 39.6%; SD 15.6, and an overall mean grade of 54.9%; SD 10.3. This result provides information that graduating nursing students have limited knowledge to undertake the role of health promotion and disease prevention in the community.