Summary Participants with physical limitation and high degree
of pain had poor mental and physical health-related
quality of life. In addition, the more support and exercise that
the participants had, the more likely theywere to report better
health-related quality of life.
Introduction Osteoporosis is a public health threat worldwide.
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of
individual demographics, disease characteristics, and social
support on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) of
adults with osteoporosis. Most psychosocial studies focused
on the relationships but not the specific construct
of social support on HrQoL.
