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| Research article summary (published 30 Oct 2002): |
Factors affecting a woman's intent to adopt hormone replacement therapy for menopause.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the relationship of attitude toward menopause, knowledge of menopause, social support for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and self-efficacy for HRT with intention to adopt HRT for menopause.
DESIGN:
A prospective design, to explore the relationship between predictors and the criterion, intent to adopt HRT.
SETTING:
The participants were recruited from clinic sites in rural Nebraska and Wyoming.
PARTICIPANTS:
A convenience sample of 167 perimenopausal/menopausal women ages 39 to 58.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:
Multiple regression was used to examine the relationships between predictors and the criterion, intent to adopt HRT.
RESULTS:
Self-efficacy was found to predict intent to adopt HRT to a higher degree than the other predictors of support and knowledge. The combined influence of all three predictors affected intent to adopt HRT to a greater degree than any of the variables independently, R2 = .45.
CONCLUSIONS:
This study provides evidence that self-efficacy, support, and knowledge may affect a woman's intent to adopt HRT. A higher priority needs to be placed on enhancing a menopausal woman's self-efficacy, support, and knowledge to facilitate adoption of HRT.
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Author information
Author/s: Wilhelm, Susan L (SL);
Affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Scottsbluff 69361-4939, USA. slwilhel(-atsign-)unmc.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study
Journal: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG (J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Nov-Dec; vol 31 (issue 6) : pp 698-707
Dates: Created 2002/12/05; Completed 2002/12/27; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12465866, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;32(3):285; author reply 285-6. (PMID: 12774868)
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