Web-based survey on the effect of digital storytelling on empowering women to seek help for urogenital atrophy

Menopause International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Cumming, Grant P ^a   Currie, Heather D ^b   Moncur, Rik ^c   Lee, Amanda J ^d  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Internet Design Shop   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data collection; Internet; Menopause; webcasts

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STORYTELLING; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VIDEORECORDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATROPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77955864134     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2010.010004     Document Type: Article

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