Use, intentions, and beliefs about hormone replacement therapy in women with and without diabetes

Maturitas
Sally A HustonLeslie A Shimp

Abstract

(1) Describe women's (a) hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use patterns, (b) intentions to use or continue to use HRT among women in the early and late stages of menopause, and (c) beliefs about using HRT and (2) compare these beliefs, patterns, and intentions between women with and without diabetes 10-12 months after news from the women's health initiative was widely publicized. A survey mailed to female enrollees of a not-for-profit managed care organization (MCO) between 46 and 60 years of age and with or without diabetes. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Chi-square analysis was used to determine significant differences between four different HRT use and menopause stage groups, (1) early stage never user, (2) late stage never user, (3) late stage current user, and (4) late stage previous user. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to identify significant belief differences between the four groups. Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to examine differences between women with and without diabetes. Most women did not intend to initiate HRT. About 86% of current HRT users intended to continue. Never users with diabetes were significantly more uncertain about HRT intention than non-diabetic women. All beliefs were signif...Continue Reading

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