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Women's use of information regarding hormone replacement therapy
Author(s) -
Rother Marilyn,
Rovner David,
Holmes Margaret,
Schmitt Neal,
Talarczyk Geraldine,
Kroll Jill,
Gogate Jagadish
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770130603
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , psychological intervention , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , estrogen replacement therapy , hormone therapy , estrogen , progestin , physical therapy , gynecology , cancer , breast cancer , nursing , testosterone (patch)
For perimenopausal women, an important decision is whether or not to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The decision is complex because HRT involves judgment in weighing gains and losses related to physiological risk. Gains involve relief of hot flashes and prevention of osteoporosis; losses include cancer mortality and side effects of medication. A policy‐capturing study of 283 perimenopausal women showed that the factor of most frequent concern was relief of hot flashes. Cluster analyses identified four major groups. Group 4 had an n of 9 and the lowest R 2 , making interpretation of data questionable. The largest group responded to hot flashes alone; the second to hot flashes and osteoporosis; and the third to hot flashes, somewhat to osteoporosis, but also to side effects of estrogen/progestin therapy. Results indicate nursing interventions should anticipate differences in women's concerns and tailor counseling appropriately.