Author/Editor		Franić, Damir; Verdenik, Ivan; Meden-Vrtovec, Helena
Title		Effect of counseling on adherence to perimenopausal hormone therapy in Slovenia
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 111, št. 3
Publication year		2010
Volume		str. 260-263
ISSN		0020-7292 - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Language		eng
Abstract		Method: In this 24-month prospective, randomized, controlled study with 125 women in early menopause, those in the study group (n = 64) attended oral presentations on menopause and HT whereas those in the control group (n = 63) did not. Data were collected from 2 questionnaires, one completed before starting HT and the other during follow-up visits after 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The results were analyzed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Results: In the second year, an improved quality of life and friends critical of HT negatively affected adherence to HT. After 24 months, 47% of the participants in the study group and 32% in the control group were still using HT. The difference between the 2 groups in the rates of participants who discontinued HT was the same in the first than and in the last 12 months of the study (49 [76.6%] vs 15 [23.4%]). Conclusion: Since there were no changes in discontinuation rates between the groups from one study period to the other, and a total of 15 women in each group stopped using HT in the second year of the study, the effect of the educational presentations on HT adherence was long-term rather than temporary.
Keywords		sodelovanje svetovanje hormonsko zdravljenje menopavza adherence counseling hormone therapy menopause