| Influences of hormone replacement therapy on postmenopausal women's health perceptions. | |
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PMID: 12792296 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the beliefs of climacteric women regarding their health, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). DESIGN: Medical students asked to interview 526 healthy women, ranging from 40 to 64 years of age, between January and February of 2002. Of that number, 26 (4.9%) declined to participate in the interview. Thus, 500 women were interviewed about their beliefs and perceptions regarding their quality of life and health risks, as well as their opinions on menopause and HRT. RESULTS: The mean age of the sample was 53.3 +/- 6.2 years; 83.4% were postmenopausal, and 18.8% were HRT users. Of the women interviewed, 38.6% believed that their health was good. Although 78.8% thought that cancer is the main cause of death, 64% of them considered themselves to be at high risk for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Most (64%) believed that menopause deteriorates the quality of life and that it increases cardiovascular risk (52.4%) and osteoporosis (72.0%). The HRT users perceived that they had better health status (48.9% v 36.2%, P < 0.02) and smaller cardiovascular risk (54.3% v 66.3%, P < 0.04) than did the nonusers; however, they ignored the preventive effect of estrogens in osteoporosis. CONCLUSIONS: Women believe that menopause deteriorates their health. The HRT users perceived themselves to be healthier and to have a smaller risk for cardiovascular disease. |
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Authors:
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Juan E Blümel; Camil Castelo-Branco; Nicolas Kerrigan; María J Cancelo; Bernardita Blümel; Javier Haya; Mariana Flores; Maria Carolina Carvajal; Salvador Sarrá |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Menopause (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 10 ISSN: 1072-3714 ISO Abbreviation: Menopause Publication Date: 2003 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-06-06 Completed Date: 2003-09-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433353 Medline TA: Menopause Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Fundación PROSAM, Hospital Barros Luco-Trudeau, Departmento Medicina Sur. Facultad Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. |
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Adult Attitude to Health* Cross-Sectional Studies Estrogen Replacement Therapy / psychology* Female Health Status Humans Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology, statistics & numerical data Postmenopause / psychology* Quality of Life* Questionnaires Risk Assessment |
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