Osteoporosis

Description | Brief Reports | Reports | Publications | Presentations

Description

Osteoporos is a type of musculoskeletal disorder. It is a disease in which the bone density and structural quality deteriorate.  This leads to an increased risk of fracture and serious complications can occur in terms of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly.

Information provided by PROS in relation to Osteoporosis can be found below.

Brief Reports

2006 - 02 Self reported prevalence of Osteoporosis in SA Health Regions
2002 - 17 Osteoporosis in South Australia

Reports

Gill T, Taylor A, Leach G, Parsons J, Phillips P. Osteoporosis in South Australia - Prevalence, Effects and Impact. April 2002 (120k)

Publications

Taylor A, Gill T, Phillips P, Leach G. A population perspective of osteoporosis. How common? What impact? How modifiable? Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2003; 14: 61-5.

Phillipov G, Phillips PJ, Leach G, Taylor A. Public perceptions and self-reported prevalence of osteoporosis in South Australia. Osteoporosis International 1998; 8:552-6.

Presentations

2007
19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Vancouver, Canada, June 2007.
Osteoporosis:  Underestimated and over represented: Prevalence of osteoporosis in the North West Adelaide Cohort Study.

2002
Public Health Association of Australia Conference 2002.
Prevalence, effects and impact of osteoporosis in SA.