Osteoporosis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention

Running head: OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis
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Introduction
To disseminate clinical knowledge, the best way to do that is creating a poster. It enables
the readers to grasp the knowledge and comprehend it in a useful way. For an effective
deliverable to the reader, a justification is provided to justify the relevance of the poster. The
following justification will revolve around the prevalence of osteoporosis around the world and
its causative factors. Furthermore, a rationale will also be mentioned for the information and
visual features available in the poster. By the help of this poster, we can aim in reducing the
occurrence of osteoporosis in individuals by educating them about the risk factors associated
with the disease.
Rationale
Rationale for the health risk
The Australian population is ageing. In the year 2017, 15 % of the Australians were aged
65 and the population is projected to grow steadily over the coming decades. In Australia, it has
been found that about 4.74 million of the Australians aged above 50 suffers from osteoporosis.
By 2022, it can be estimated that it will increase to about 6.2 million. Again, osteoporosis can
have a significant impact on the quality of life of the people. People suffering from osteoporosis
are likely to develop depression. Osteoporosis cam cause fractures, which can be debilitating and
severely painful. This will restrict the mobility of an individual.
Osteoporosis can be considered as an important health risk due to an increased patient
admission and an increased susceptibility of various diseases. Individuals suffering from
osteoporosis are more susceptible to the risk of falls and the hip- replacement surgery.