Sağlık psikolojisi perspektifinden osteoporoz müdahaleleri: Orta ve ileri yetişkinlik dönemine dair sistematik bir derleme
Osteoporosis interventions from a health psychology perspective: A systematic review of middle and late adulthood

Summary/Abstract: Osteoporosis (OP) is a chronic disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration in bone microstructure. The most critical disease outcomes are fracture, fracture-related pain, and disability. Early interventions appear to be crucial in the prevention of OP, which is often linked to age. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine health psychology-based interventions for osteoporosis prevention and protective behaviors in individuals over the age of 40. For this purpose, the Web of Science, Scopus, Ebsco, and PubMed databases were searched using the specified keywords. 22 studies were included in the review as a result of the search carried out in accordance with the inclusion-exclusion criteria. The result showed that the intervention studies consisted of psychoeducation, general education, and counselling, with the majority of the participants being women. The interventions were found to be beneficial in terms of OP knowledge, self-efficacy, health beliefs, attitudinal factors, and OP-related preventive/protective behaviors. According to the findings of the review, health psychology-based intervention studies conducted with adults aged 40 and up were intended to prevent OP and to provide disease management for the diagnosed group. It is anticipated that the current study will contribute to literature since OP, a disease with increasing prevalence in an ageing society, is studied throughout a broader age range and theoretical interventions are targeted.

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