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Factors affecting a woman's intent to adopt hormone replacement therapy for menopause
1College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Scottsbluff 69361-4939, USA. slwilhel@unmc.edu
Objective:
To explore the relationship of attitude toward menopause, knowledge of menopause, social support for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and self-efficacy for HRT with intention to adopt HRT for menopause.
Design:
A prospective design, to explore the relationship between predictors and the criterion, intent to adopt HRT.
Setting:
The participants were recruited from clinic sites in rural Nebraska and Wyoming.
Participants:
A convenience sample of 167 perimenopausal/menopausal women ages 39 to 58.
Main Outcome Measure:
Multiple regression was used to examine the relationships between predictors and the criterion, intent to adopt HRT.
Results:
Self-efficacy was found to predict intent to adopt HRT to a higher degree than the other predictors of support and knowledge. The combined influence of all three predictors affected intent to adopt HRT to a greater degree than any of the variables independently, R2 = .45.
Conclusions:
This study provides evidence that self-efficacy, support, and knowledge may affect a woman's intent to adopt HRT. A higher priority needs to be placed on enhancing a menopausal woman's self-efficacy, support, and knowledge to facilitate adoption of HRT.
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