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Effect of Laughter Therapy on Mood Disturbances, Pain, and Burnout in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers
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osteoporosis characterized decreased bone mass decreased bone quality leading increased bone fragility risk fractures number fractures due osteoporosis projected increase three million year 2025 cost 253 billion annually ranks highly among diseases cause patients become bedridden serious complications reduced quality life additionally osteoporosis disproportionately affects hispanics comprise rio grande valley rgv population therefore primary objective determine prevalence osteoporosis within rgv additionally secondary objectives determine screening rates osteoporosis rgv identify potential risk factors associated osteoporosis hypothesize individuals residing rgv higher rates osteoporosis lower rates osteoporosis screening national average retrospective observational crosssectional study utilized medicare beneficiary data via mapping medicare disparities population interactive tool osteoporosis data compared within rgv comprising starr hidalgo cameron willacy counties compared national averages years 2016 2021 statistical analysis included prevalence ratios 95 confidence intervals chisquare values applicable among medicare beneficiaries residing rgv higher rates osteoporosis compared national average 115 vs 720 p 00001 screening osteoporosis within rgv national average 929 vs 667 p 00001 hispanics residing rgv higher overall rates osteoporosis caucasians residing rgv 123 vs 860 p 00001 females residing rgv nearly twice rate osteoporosis compared national average 191 vs 118 p 00001 658 times rate males residing rgv 191 vs 29 p 00001 individuals residing rgv disproportionately affected osteoporosis despite increased screening rates seen among medicare beneficiaries also suspect many individuals uninsured undocumented received appropriate osteoporosis screening risk factors rgv associated higher rates osteoporosis could include low education levels socioeconomic status physical activity mineral intake results demonstrate need address osteoporosis health literacy promote earlier interventions treat osteoporosis increase healthcare accessibility rgv