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Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health.

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Gold, DT; Silverman, SL
Published in: South Med J
June 2004

Despite recent pharmacologic advances in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, the disease remains incurable. Effective disease management ultimately lies in the hands of the individual patient, who must take responsibility for key health behaviors related to bone health. One behavior modification strategy that has proven effective, but which has not previously been applied to osteoporosis, is "self-management." This article describes the principals, evolution, and initial outcomes of a new self-management program, Choices For Better Bone Health. Choices is a group education course directed to postmenopausal women who are at risk or already affected by osteoporosis, and has shown positive results in early evaluations.

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South Med J

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ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

97

Issue

6

Start / End Page

551 / 554

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Osteoporosis
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Behavior Therapy
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Gold, D. T., & Silverman, S. L. (2004). Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health. South Med J, 97(6), 551–554. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-200406000-00007
Gold, Deborah T., and Stuart L. Silverman. “Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health.South Med J 97, no. 6 (June 2004): 551–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-200406000-00007.
Gold DT, Silverman SL. Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health. South Med J. 2004 Jun;97(6):551–4.
Gold, Deborah T., and Stuart L. Silverman. “Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health.South Med J, vol. 97, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 551–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00007611-200406000-00007.
Gold DT, Silverman SL. Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health. South Med J. 2004 Jun;97(6):551–554.

Published In

South Med J

DOI

ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

June 2004

Volume

97

Issue

6

Start / End Page

551 / 554

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Osteoporosis
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Behavior Therapy
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences