Reasons Why Women in Turkey Prefer Short-Term Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, cilt.34, sa.11, ss.1035-1048, 2013 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 11
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2012.695829
- Dergi Adı: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1035-1048
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The research was conducted as an epidemiological study with a before-after interference. Ninety-three women who regularly visited a menopausal clinic in Kayseri and who had begun hormone replacement therapy (HRT) made up the study sample. Seventy-five women were involved in the second step, carried out 18 months after the first interview. It was concluded that 25.3% of the women who began HRT had more menopausal complaints before HRT, while these complaints were generally reduced after the 18 months (p < .05). There was no important change in their quality of life (QOL; p > .05), but there was a positive change seen in emotional reactions (p < .05).