Hekimlerin ve Hemşirelerin Menopoz ve Hormon Replasman Tedavisine İlişkin Görüşleri
Tez Türü: Tıpta Uzmanlık
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Diğer (Kurumlar,hastaneler Vb.), Türkiye
Tez Danışmanı: Ö. Ferit Saraçoğlu
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2001
Tezin Dili: Türkçe
Özet:
Background: Physicians' and women nurses' views on menopause and
postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), use of HRT by women
physicians, nurses and mothers of health providers are unknown.
Objective: To study the use of HRT by women physicians, nurses, and mothers of the
participants and to investigate views of physicians and women nurses in Ankara
Numune Education and Research Hospital in Turkey
Methods: The study was conducted in Ankara Numune Education and Research
Hospital in Turkey, between 15th June 2001 and 15th August 2001. The hospital,
stuffed by a combination of specialties, assistants and women nurses, provides health
care to a large patient population. A questionnaire was given to all physicians and
nurses who wanted to participate the study, regarding personal background
characteristics, symptoms and problems of menopause, indications, benefits, risks
and contraindications and duration of HRT. 183 female physicians, 288 male
physicians and 336 nurses replied the survey.
Results: Only 15 (1 physician, 14 nurses) of 22 postmenopausal women (2 physicians,
20 nurses) among all the participants were using HRT. HRT use by the mothers of
physicians (26,0%) was significantly more than use of nurses' mothers (13,4%).
Vasomotor symptoms and osteoporosis were the problems that were known by
nearly all participants. But small percentage of participants regarded ischemic heart
disease, Alzheimer's disease, urinary difficulties, vaginal problems, and skin dryness
as postmenopausal problems. There were differences in their views on benefits, risks
contraindications and duration of HRT.
Conclusion: Participants were positively inclined to hormone replacement therapy,
but there were uncertainties in their opinions about the indications, benefits, risks,
contraindications, and duration of HRT. To optimize HRT use and compliance in the
society, physicians and nurses may need to improve their knowledge about
menopause and HRT.
Key Words: hormone replacement therapy (HRT), menopause: views of physicians
and nurses, HRT use