Examination of midlife women's attitudes toward menopause in Turkey

This study used a cross‐sectional descriptive design to examine the attitudes of 154 Turkish women aged ≥ 40 years towards menopause. A questionnaire and the Menopause Attitudes scale were used. The mean score of the attitudes was determined as 34.70 ± 8.56. Most women in the study had negative atti...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2012-06, Vol.14 (2), p.148-155
Main Authors: Kısa, Sezer, Zeyneloğlu, Simge, Ozdemir, Nurgul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
attitude
Attitude scales
Attitude surveys
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
Hormone Replacement Therapy - utilization
Humans
Linear Models
Menopause
Menopause - psychology
Middle age
Middle Aged
Negative attitudes
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Sexuality
Turkey
Women
Womens health
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Summary:This study used a cross‐sectional descriptive design to examine the attitudes of 154 Turkish women aged ≥ 40 years towards menopause. A questionnaire and the Menopause Attitudes scale were used. The mean score of the attitudes was determined as 34.70 ± 8.56. Most women in the study had negative attitudes towards menopause. The majority of women with positive attitudes were older, well educated and had used hormone replacement therapy (P 
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00671.x