Perimenopausal symptoms, quality of life, and health behaviors in users and nonusers of hormone therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 602-613

  Twiss, Janice J ^a   Wegner, Jodi ^a   Hunter, Michelle ^a   Kelsay, Melissa ^a   Rathe Hart, Mindy ^a   Salado, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Hormone therapy; Perimenopausal symptoms; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CLIMACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERIMENOPAUSE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35548961021     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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