TY - JOUR
T1 - Hormone replacement therapy usage
T2 - A 10 year experience of a solo practitioner
AU - Halbert, David R.
AU - Lloyd, Tom
AU - Rollings, Nan
AU - Kowalski, Wendy
AU - Mauger, Elizabeth
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Clinical Research Center Incentive Grant from The Pennsylvania State University Hospital
PY - 1998/5/20
Y1 - 1998/5/20
N2 - The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) usage among patients of a single physician. All active patients (n = 330) given a HRT prescription over the past 10 years (1985-1995) by the physician were sent a questionnaire on health knowledge, lifestyle patterns, general medical and reproductive histories, responses to HRT usage and decision-making about HRT use. A total of 214 useful questionnaires were returned giving a response rate of 65%. For this cohort, the length of HRT use for those still taking HRT was 60 months; and for those no longer taking HRT, it was 32 months; and 85% of those ever given an HRT prescription were still using HRT at the time of survey. The educational backgrounds, exercise patterns, health knowledge, medical and reproductive histories of this group were representative of those found among suburban postmenopausal women in central Pennsylvania. Among this cohort, the most important reason for them taking HRT was the physicians' recommendation.
AB - The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) usage among patients of a single physician. All active patients (n = 330) given a HRT prescription over the past 10 years (1985-1995) by the physician were sent a questionnaire on health knowledge, lifestyle patterns, general medical and reproductive histories, responses to HRT usage and decision-making about HRT use. A total of 214 useful questionnaires were returned giving a response rate of 65%. For this cohort, the length of HRT use for those still taking HRT was 60 months; and for those no longer taking HRT, it was 32 months; and 85% of those ever given an HRT prescription were still using HRT at the time of survey. The educational backgrounds, exercise patterns, health knowledge, medical and reproductive histories of this group were representative of those found among suburban postmenopausal women in central Pennsylvania. Among this cohort, the most important reason for them taking HRT was the physicians' recommendation.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0378-5122(97)00077-7
DO - 10.1016/S0378-5122(97)00077-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 9643519
AN - SCOPUS:0032550701
SN - 0378-5122
VL - 29
SP - 67
EP - 73
JO - Maturitas
JF - Maturitas
IS - 1
ER -