Hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Publication of results from the Women's Health Initiative study in July 2002 was a landmark event in biomedical science related to postmenopausal women. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of new hormone therapy recommendations on patients' attitudes and decision-making in a primary care practice.

Methods

A questionnaire including structured and open-ended questions was administered in a family practice office waiting room from August through October 2003. Rationale for taking or not taking hormone therapy was specifically sought. Women 50-70 years old attending for office visits were invited to participate. Data were analyzed qualitatively and with descriptive statistics. Chart review provided medication use rates for the entire practice cohort o

SUBMITTER: French LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1634847 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature