Is anyone listening? Does anyone care? Menopausal and postmenopausal health risks, outcomes, and care.
Healthy People 2000, the national strategy for improving the health of individuals in the United States, provides direction for the prevention of chronic illnesses, injuries, and infectious diseases by specifying desired outcomes for specific populations. The authors focus on outcomes for several illnesses and conditions known to significantly affect the health of women who are menopausal or postmenopausal. These include osteoporosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus type 2, congestive heart failure, and obesity. Suggestions for advanced nurse practitioner assessment and intervention are provided for the reader.
Masten
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock 79430, USA.
Gary
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health