| Abstract | Cilj istraživanja: Cilj istraživanja jest usporedba kvalitete života u postmenopauzalnih žena s osteoporozom i zdravih postmenopauzalnih žena. Ispitanici i postupci: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 65 postemenopauzalnih žena. Ispitivanu skupinu je činilo 35 ispitanica koje boluju od osteoporoze, a kontrolnu skupinu 30 zdravih žena. Istraživanje je provedeno u Regionalnom centru za dijabetes, endokrinologiju i bolesti metabolizma Kliničkog bolničkog centra Split u razdoblju od veljače do lipnja 2019. godine. Ispitanice su popunile anketni upitnik koji se sastojao od dijela s općim podacima ispitanica i dijela kojim se procjenjivala kvaliteta života. Kvaliteta života se procjenjivala pomoću zdravstvene ankete (SF-36) dok su vrijednosti mineralne gustoće kosti dobivene denzitometrijskim snimanjem. Rezultati: Nije pronađena statistički značajna razlika u subjektivnoj percepciji zadovoljstva općom kvalitetom života između ispitivanih skupina (P=0,172). Skupina ispitanica s osteoporozom imala je značajno niže vrijednosti ITM-a (23,5 ± 4,2 vs. 29,7 ± 4,6; P<0,001) te značajno višu pojavnost prijeloma uz malu traumu (37,1 vs. 13,3%; P=0,031) u odnosu na kontrolnu skupinu. Isto tako, skupina ispitanica s osteoporozom imala je veća ograničenja u socijalnom funkcioniranju (59,6 ± 32,2 vs. 75,4 ± 20,4; P=0,020) te jaču percepciju bolova (53,1 ± 24,5 vs. 65,5 ± 24,1; P=0,043) u usporedbi s kontrolnom skupinom. Unutar cijele ispitivane populacije, dokazana je statistički značajna pozitivna korelacija između vrijednosti ITM-a i zadovoljstva općenitom kvalitetom života (r=0,244; P=0,049) prema kojoj ispitanice većeg ITM-a imaju veće zadovoljstvo općom kvalitetom života. Zaključak: Ovo istraživanje je pokazalo da postmenopauzalne žene s osteoporozom imaju podjednaku kvalitetu života kao i zdrave postmenopauzalne žene. Isto tako, dokazalo je da postmenopauzalne žene s većim ITM-om imaju bolju kvalitetu života. |
| Abstract (english) | Objectives: The aim of the study was comparison of life quality in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and healthy postmenopausal women. Subjects and methods: A total of 65 postmenopausal women were included in the study. The main group consisted of 35 women suffering from osteoporosis and the control group consisted of 30 healthy women. The research was conducted at the Regional Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of the University Hospital of Split in the period from February to June 2019. Respondents completed a questionnaire that consisted of a section with general data and a section that assessed life quality of the respondents. Life quality was assessed using a health survey (SF-36) while bone mineral density values were obtained by densitometric imaging. Results: No statistically significant difference was found in the subjective perception of satisfaction with the general life quality between the observed groups (P= 0.172). The group of women with osteoporosis had significantly lower BMI values (23.5 ± 4.2 vs. 29.7 ± 4.6; P <0.001) and significantly higher incidence of fractures with minor trauma (37.1 vs. 13.3%; P = 0.031) compared to the control group. Also, the group of women with osteoporosis had greater limitations in social functioning (59.6 ± 32.2 vs. 75.4 ± 20.4; P= 0.020) and a stronger perception of pain (53.1 ± 24.5 vs. 65.5 ± 24.1; P= 0.043) compared to the control group. Within the entire observed population, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between BMI values and satisfaction with overall life quality (r= 0.244; P= 0.049) which means that respondents with higher BMI have higher satisfaction with overall life quality. Conclusion: This study showed that postmenopausal women with osteoporosis have the same life quality as healthy postmenopausal women. It has also proven that postmenopausal women with a higher BMI have a better life quality. |
