Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 4
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- Pages.642-656
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- 2001
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
The Climacteric Symptoms and Quality of Life in Climacteric Women according to Hormone Replacement Therapy
호르몬 대체요법에 따른 갱년기여성의 갱년증상과 삶의 질
- Kim, Og-Mi (Graduate School, Chonnam National University) ;
- Lee, Young-Sook (Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science)
- Published : 2001.12.31
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find the difference of the climacteric symptoms and quality of life according to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in climacteric women. The research design was a descriptive survey with questionaries. A convenience sample of 181 climacteric women aged 45-65 who had climacteric symptoms were selected in Kwangju city, Korea. Sixty-six climacteric women among those subjects were receiving HRT at K university hospital in Kwangju city. Data were collected by the interview with questionaries from Feb 3. 1999 to March 25, 1999. Climacteric symptoms were measured using scores developed by Neugarten(1965) and modified by Park(1989), and the quality of life scale related to climacteric symptoms developed by Hildtich(1996) and modified Kim(1998). Data were analyzed by
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