Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool - Tamil (OKAT-T) in postmenopausal women: A validity and reliability study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Osteoporosis is a silent disease that is more prevalent among postmenopausal women (PMW) due to hormonal transition. Various toolkits, including the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT), were available for the knowledge assessment. The Osteoporosis-related knowledge is crucial for preventing osteoporosis, but there is no validated, reliable questionnaire in Tamil to measure this knowledge.

Aim

To validate the Tamil version of the OKAT (OKAT-T) and its psychometric properties to measure the knowledge of osteoporosis for use in postmenopausal women.

Methodology

This cross-sectional study was done in two phases, as translation of OKAT in Tamil and validation of OKAT-T among 430 postmenopausal women in both rural and urban regions. Reliability was ex

SUBMITTER: Chellamuthu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697599 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature