Postmenopausal hormone therapy and quality of life

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dc.contributor.authorSmith A.J.
dc.contributor.authorHall D.R.
dc.contributor.authorGrove D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:41Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:41Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate whether hormonal therapy (HT) had any significant effect on quality of life (QoL) in a selected group of postmenopausal women. Methods: The study was conducted in a specialist private practice in Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa, over an 18-month period ending in July 2003. A questionnaire using the Utian Quality of Life (UQoL) scale was posted to all women with established postmenopausal status, seen over this period. 541 questionnaires were posted, 421 returned and 398 could be used. Women gave written informed consent. Results: The average age of the women was 60 years. 313 women (78.6%) were using hormone therapy (HT) while 275 women (69.1%) reported concomitant medical problems. HT users had significantly higher scores in three of the four QoL domains, namely, occupational (p = 0.046), emotional (p = 0.03), and sexual (p = 0.009). There was no significant difference in the health domain (p = 0.2). Conclusion: This study found that post-menopausal South African women experienced that HT had a positive effect on global quality of life. © 2006 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.identifier.citation95
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn00207292
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.07.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13892
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectemotion
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthormonal therapy
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinformed consent
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectpostmenopause
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectprivate practice
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrating scale
dc.subjectscoring system
dc.subjectsexual behavior
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectstatistical significance
dc.subjectEmotions
dc.subjectEstrogen Replacement Therapy
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectOccupations
dc.subjectPostmenopause
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectSexuality
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titlePostmenopausal hormone therapy and quality of life
dc.typeArticle
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