Table 2 Frequency of responses to different parts of questionnaire
From: Osteoporosis: are healthcare professionals missing an opportunity
Item no. | Yes | No | Don’t know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Have you ever heard about term Clinical Decision rules (CDRs) | 19% | 47% | 34% | |
2. Have you ever heard about pre-screening tools which is an alternative term for CDRs | 31% | 29% | 40% | |
4. Are you familiar/aware with following osteoporosis prescreening tools? | Â | Â | Â | |
4a. SCORE (simple calculated osteoporosis risk estimation) | 7% | 46% | 47% | |
4b. OSIRIS (osteoporosis index of risk) | 11% | 37% | 52% | |
4c. SOFSURF (study of osteoporosis fractures-study utilizing risk factors) | 6% | 37% | 57% | |
4d. OSAT (osteoporosis self- assessment tool) | 29% | 29% | 42% | |
4e. ORAI (osteoporosis risk assessment instrument) | 0% | 39% | 61% | |
4f. WO-E (weight-only-EPIDOS) | 1% | 44% | 55% | |
4g. MOST (Malaysian osteoporosis tool) | 16% | 31% | 53% | |
4h. FRAX (Fracture assessment tool) | 36% | 23% | 41% | |
5. If aware, have you ever utilized any osteoporosis prescreening tool? If yes, please mention name of tool: | 11% | 88% | 1% | |
6. If utilized, do you think that use of such tools in clinical practice is practicable? | 9% | 2% | 89% | |
7. Would you like to implement and use osteoporosis pre-screening tools in future? | 47% | 22% | 31% | |
9. Would you like to aware general population about osteoporosis pre-screening tools? | 53% | 17% | 30% | |
10. Would you suggest and motivate general population to undergo screening by such tools? | 56% | 16% | 28% | |
3. According to you what is the main purpose of prescreening tools | a | b | c | d |
a. To select high risk individuals | 37% | 12% | 34% | 17% |
b. To educate general population about a disease | ||||
c. To develop a care plan for patients | ||||
d. None of the above | ||||
8. According to you, what is the most common barrier in implementation of such tools? | a | b | c | d |
a. Low level of awareness regarding availability of osteoporosis prescreening tools | 39% | 18% | 28% | 15% |
b. Lack of knowledge regarding utilization of such tools | ||||
c. Issues on reliability of results of such tools | ||||
d. None of the above | ||||
11. Which of the following ways would you prefer to gain knowledge about such tools? | a | b | c | d |
a. Seminars | 17% | 16% | 49% | 18% |
b. CE (continuous education) programs | ||||
c. Leaflets/Brochures | ||||
d. Internet | ||||