Čes. slov. farm. 2015, 64(3):72-78 | DOI: 10.36290/csf.2015.020

The quality of life of patients suffering from the osteoporosis

Lucia Masaryková^1,*, Magdaléna Fulmeková^1,2, Ľubica Lehocká¹, Tomáš Ďurdík¹

¹ Univerzita Komenského, Farmaceutická fakulta, Katedra organizácie a riadenia farmácie, Bratislava, SR

² Univerzitná lekáreň FaF UK, Bratislava, SR

Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by an imbalance of bone remodelling process due to the prevalence of osteoresorption over osteosynthesis. As a result of these changes, the decrease in bone mass and density occur followed by an increase in fracture risk¹⁾. Its clinical manifestation is initially asymptomatic but in the course of time it is quite the contrary - really severe (bone pain, movement disorders, fractures) with a lot of further adverse consequences, including death²⁾. The presented study deals with the impact of osteoporosis and its consequences on the quality of life of patients. The research is focused on patients diagnosed with or treated for osteoporosis that is to say by non-uniform etiology. By questioning of the sample of 128 patients evaluating various dimensions of the patient's quality of life (physical condition, mental state, and social status, overall satisfaction with life and health state) and tracking patients' satisfaction with the therapy as well. By analysing the results, we found that osteoporosis affects the quality of life, especially physical state of health because up to 31.25% of patients say that they have suffered from every day's backaches. It affects social life in the member of 7.81% patients, and 28.13% patients say that biggest problem with osteoporosis is the loss of free movement and possible fracture.

Keywords: osteoporosis; quality of life; pharmacotherapy; questionnaire survey; fractures

Received: May 15, 2015; Accepted: June 1, 2015; Published: March 1, 2015  Show citation