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Physical and psychosocial correlates of hormone replacement therapy with chronically stressed postmenopausal women
Author(s)Ann M Steffen, Larry W Thompson, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Journal titleJournal of Aging and Health, vol 11, no 1, February 1999
Pagespp 3-26
KeywordsStress ; Menopause ; Drugs ; Dementia ; Family care ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and physical and psychosocial functioning was examined in a sample of chronically stressed older women. Participants were post-menopausal women caring for a parent or spouse with dementia. Results revealed that caregivers receiving HRT reported lower levels of hostility and were less likely to report unpleasant interactions with members of their support network; these findings were unrelated to demographic variables, caregiving-related indices, or health behaviours. HRT recipients had lower 10-year risk scores for cardiovascular disease, but there were no group differences in stroke risk. The largest effects on hostility, depression, heart and stroke risk were in caregivers receiving a combination of oestradiol and progesterone. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-990222401 A
ClassmarkQNH: CC:BD: LLD: EA: P6:SJ: 7T

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