Application evaluation of community graphic health education for patients with osteoporosis

Objective Community graphic health education was used to intervene the patients with osteoporosis, to observe the effects on the cognition, pain and quality of life of the patients, and to evaluate the effect of its implementation, so as to provide a reference for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, such as osteoporosis. Methods Use systematic sampling method, from April to May 2015, 160 cases of osteoporosis were selected from the screening database of elderly people in Nanxiang Town, Jiading District, Shanghai. The patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group with 80 cases each. The control group was given traditional written health education, while the observation group was given graphic health education for 1 year. To evaluate the changes of osteoporosis cognitive level score, pain score and quality of life scale score (SF-36) before and after intervention. Results ①There was no statistical significance in the cognitive level of osteoporosis between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05). After 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of intervention, the scores of osteoporosis cognition in the observation group were higher than those of the control group at each time point, and the differences were statistically significant (all P＜0.05). ②There was no statistical significance in VAS score between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05). After 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of intervention, the VAS scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group at each time point, and the difference was statistically significant (all P＜0.05). ③There was no statistical significance in SF-36 score between the two groups before intervention (all P>0.05). After 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of intervention, the SF-36 score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group at each time point, and the difference was statistically significant (all P＜0.05). Conclusion The application of graphic health education in community patients with osteoporosis can improve the level of osteoporosis cognition, reduce the pain of patients, and improve the quality of life of patients, which is worthy of reference for clinical management of chronic diseases.