EFFECT OF CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT AND PHYSICAL EXERCISES ON SELECTED PARAMETERS OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS IN WOMEN

The aim of this study to identify the effect of the calcium supplement & physical exercises selected parameters in postmenopausal women.

Material and Methods: The study used a descriptive evaluative approach with a pre-experimental control before-after research design, in which investigators assessed the effects of calcium supplementation and physical exercise on selected parameters in postmenopausal women in the outpatient departments. The research comprised 30 postmenopausal women from orthopaedic outpatient clinics. A basic random sampling method was employed to select the sample. ECOS 16 Questionnaire and Mini Osteoporosis Scale were used to obtain data. Describing and inferential statistics were used to analyses the data.

Result: According to the findings of this research, Posttest mean blood calcium level 8.64 with SD of =0.302 was higher than the Pretest mean blood calcium level 8.22 with SD of = 0.370. In the t-test study the gap in Pretest and Posttest average blood calcium level was found to be considerable at the level of 0.05 (t=3.45 p<0.00001). This means that calcium supplements and exercise have a positive influence on postmenopausal womens calcium levels. Posttest mean BMD level -2.18 with SD of =0.58412 was higher than the Pretest mean BMD level -2.35 with SD of = 0.8773. In the t-test study the gap in Pretest and Posttest average BMD level was found to be considerable at the level of 0.05 (t=2.95 p<0.00001). This means that calcium supplements and exercise have a positive influence on postmenopausal womens calcium levels.

Conclusion: The results revealed that calcium supplementation and exercise had a substantial favorable impact on BMD levels of menopausal women.