Awareness of Osteoporosis in Patients With Hepatitis B Infection

Osteoporosis is a condition that describes compromised skeletal microarchitecture in general, with clinical signs of decreased bone mineral density. Patients with hepatitis b virus infection are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis. Identifying whether patients with hepatitis b virus infection have information and awareness about this disease is crucial. This study is aimed to investigate awareness and knowledge of osteoporosis in patients with hepatitis b virus infection.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Hepatitis B; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis Risk
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Patient Participation Form

Detailed Description

Osteoporosis is a common disease of bone loss. The reduced bone strength predisposes an increased risk for fractures in older individuals. It can affect people from different ethnicity. Many factors increase the risk of osteoporosis, including age, postmenopausal state, glucocorticoid use, low body weight, calcium, vitamin D, immobility, and chronic inflammation. Patients with hepatitis b virus infection are at high risk of developing osteoporosis due to chronic inflammation and their medications. Patients' knowledge and awareness about osteoporosis are essential for early detection, implementation of lifestyle changes, and treatment compliance. This study aimed to investigate osteoporosis awareness and knowledge about osteoporosis in patients with hepatitis b virus infection.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 400

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Mustafa H Temel, M.D.; Phone Number: +905342714872; Email: mhuseyintemel@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Emre Ata, M.D.; Phone Number: +905336152162; Email: emreata.ftr@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients aged 18 to 90 years with hepatitis b virus infection who gave consent to participate in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of hepatitis b virus infection
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 99
• Must give consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not giving consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patients wiht Hepatitis B Virus Infection; Patients with hepatitis b virus infection.	Other: Patient Participation Form; A form that consists of revised osteoporosis knowledge test, osteoporosis self-efficacy scale, and osteoporosis health belief scale.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Revised Osteoporosis Knowledge Test	The 32-item Revised Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (ROKT; 2012), as reported by Gendler et al. (2015), is a revision of the original 24-item OKT developed by Kim, Horan, & Gendler (1991). This measure was developed to assess the osteoporosis knowledge of adults. Changes were made to update the original OKT to include current recommendations for calcium and vitamin D, exercise requirements, diagnosis and treatment, and a more comprehensive understanding of bone development and osteoporosis risk factors. It contains two subscales (Nutrition and Exercise), which share 14 common items including risk factors and general knowledge. Although the responses offered to participants are multiple choice (e.g., for risk items: more likely, less likely, neutral, don't know), there is only one correct answer for each item. Responses are dichotomously recoded as correct or incorrect.	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale	The Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (OSES) utilizes perceived susceptibility and seriousness, perceived barriers and benefits, health motivation, and self-confidence in one's ability to take actions needed to prevent osteoporosis to predict possible occurrence of health behaviors.	1 day
Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale	The Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS) is a 42-item questionnaire designed to assess susceptibility, seriousness, calcium benefits, calcium barriers, exercise benefits, exercise barriers, and health motivation related to osteoporosis.	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uskudar State Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mustafa H Temel, M.D., Uskudar State Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 3, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 23, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 20, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Liver Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Hepatitis, Viral, Human; Hepadnaviridae Infections; DNA Virus Infections; Enterovirus Infections; Picornaviridae Infections; Bone Diseases; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis; Hepatitis A; Osteoporosis
• Other Study ID Numbers: OPHBV1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: Individual participant data will be shared by the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No