title: Menopause health decision support for women with physical disabilities.
abstract: Menopausal women with disabilities present health care providers with unique and challenging health issues. Many women with disabilities already face an ongoing struggle to promote their health and prevent secondary disabling conditions, which may be exacerbated by menopause. This article highlights some of the special health concerns of this population and to suggest ways in which a health care professional might tailor general clinical guidance to meet these women's needs.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing in The University of Texas at Austin.. Electronic address: Sdormire@mail.nur.utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dormire
authors.affiliation: Cain Center for Nursing Research in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000517:prevention & control; D012944:Social Support; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016387:Women's Health