دورية أكاديمية
What women think about menopause: An Italian survey
| العنوان: | What women think about menopause: An Italian survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Vaccaro C. M., Capozzi A., Ettore G., Bernorio R., Cagnacci A., Gambacciani M., Coletta V., Maffei S., Nappi R. E., Scambia G., Viora E., Lello S. |
| المساهمون: | Vaccaro, C. M., Capozzi, A., Ettore, G., Bernorio, R., Cagnacci, A., Gambacciani, M., Coletta, V., Maffei, S., Nappi, R. E., Scambia, G., Viora, E., Lello, S. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | IRIS UNIPV (Università degli studi di Pavia) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Hormone replacement therapy, Hot flashe, Menopause, Prevention, Aged, Female, Human, Italy, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Menopause is a critical period for most women who experience associated symptoms while they are still socially and individually active. Objectives: The objective of this study is to report how Italian women perceive and approach menopause. Materials and methods: A survey of 1028 Italian women aged 45–65 years was conducted by the Italian Center for Studies of Social Investments (CENSIS) through anonymous interviews using two methods: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) and CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviewing). Principal outcome measures: Principal outcome measures were women's perceptions and experiences of menopause and its treatments. Results: The global consciousness and understanding of menopause was common (82.8 %) among Italian women and it was usually considered a physiological condition (77 %). Overall, 74.6 % of the sample were postmenopausal. Hot flushes were reported to be the most frequent (37.9 %) and bothersome symptoms (43.1 %) while 12.9 % of the women were asymptomatic. As for menopausal therapies, 24.5 % were on treatment; herbal medications were the most common remedy (63.3 %) whereas 7.6 % of the women took hormone replacement therapy (HRT). About half of the sample (50.4 %) had not sought help from the Italian National Health System (INHS). Medical expertise in the field of menopause was thought to be moderately satisfactory by 54.5 % of the sample. Conclusions: Italian women consider menopause a physiological condition. Most postmenopausal women had experienced symptoms but relied on non-hormonal treatments. The median women's satisfaction with the role of the INHS and medical competence suggests the need to improve current knowledge and awareness concerning menopause. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | STAMPA |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/33744064; volume:147; firstpage:47; lastpage:52; numberofpages:6; journal:MATURITAS; http://hdl.handle.net/11571/1452363Test; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85102851726; https://publons.com/publon/44658688Test/ |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.03.007 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.03.007Test http://hdl.handle.net/11571/1452363Test https://publons.com/publon/44658688Test/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.8DBE07A1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.03.007 |
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