title: Pilot study of hormone replacement therapy and menopausal symptoms, depression, and quality of life in Korean climacteric women.
abstract: This cross-sectional survey compared scores on the Menopausal Symptoms Index, Depression, and the Quality of Life for 65 Korean climacteric women receiving regular hormone replacement therapy (M age=52.8 yr., SD=6.3) and 70 Korean climacteric patients not receiving such therapy (M age =51.6 yr., SD=7.1). Depression scores were positively correlated with the Menopausal Symptoms Index in both groups (r = .58 in the Therapy group and r = .50 in the Control group) and negatively correlated with scores for Quality of Life (r = -.48 in the Therapy group and r = -.68 in the Control group). Scores on the Menopausal Symptoms Index were negatively correlated with ratings of Quality of Life in both groups (r = -.53 in the Therapy group and r = -.45 in the Control group). These results suggest that hormone replacement therapy is associated with reduced Depression scores and higher Quality of Life scores in this sample of Korean climacteric women.
authors.affiliation: Chodang University, Muan.
authors.forename: Hyun-Ja
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008593:Menopause / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires