PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Coope, J
AU  - Roberts, D
TI  - A clinic for the prevention of osteoporosis in general practice.
DP  - 1990 Jul 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 295--299
VI  - 40
IP  - 336
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/40/336/295.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/40/336/295.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1990 Jul 01; 40
AB  - A clinic for women aged 40-60 years, offering screening and education about diet and hormone use and other measures for the prevention of osteoporosis, was organized in a group practice. Out of 582 eligible women contacted from the age-sex register, 252 (43%) attended the clinic. A year after the start of the clinic postal questionnaires were sent to all attenders and non-attenders to ascertain smoking habit, hormone use, calcium intake and social class. The use of hormone replacement therapy by the clinic attenders increased from a baseline of 15% to 45% but this had decreased to 38% one year later. Attending women were of higher social class and had slightly higher calcium intake than non-attenders. Although the use of hormone replacement therapy for prevention of osteoporosis is controversial, the risks and benefits were explained carefully to the women and the clinic provided a valuable opportunity for screening for weight problems, high blood pressure, menstrual problems and for health education about diet for the woman and her family.