Effects of perimenopausal one-day outpatient multidisciplinary model on the cognition of women to menopause hormone therapy / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To evalu ate the effects of perimenopausal one-day outpatient multidisciplinary model on the cognition of women to menopause hormone therapy （MHT）. METHODS The perimenopausal one-day outpatient service opened by the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in 2017 was introduced ，which was participated by doctors ，pharmacists， nutritionists，music psychotherapists ，nurses and other multidisciplinary members to provide systematic ，all-round，humanistic and face-to-face group science popularization and education ，practical experience and Q&A for women in perimenopause or about to enter perimenopause （called“students”）. The students who participated in one-day outpatient service in 2020 were selected as the survey object ， and the questionnaire was CMEI2020KPYJ（ZAMM）00206] designed to analyze the understanding of perimenopausal syndrome，awareness rate of MHT ，willingness to use and concerns. RESULTS A total of 295 students completed the questionnaire. Compared with before participation ， after participated in one-day outpatient service ，the cognition level of the students were all improved significantly ，including perimenopausal age （96.61％ vs. 99.32％，P＝0.037），the importance of perimenopausal health care knowledge （91.19％ vs. 96.95％，P＜0.001），whether the perimenopausal syndrome needs treatment （88.47％ vs. 99.32％，P＜0.001），willingness to use MHT （70.59％ vs. 94.48％ ，P＜0.001），MHT treatment timing （60.50％ vs. 95.17％ ，P＜0.001），reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease （51.68％ vs. 96.55％ ，P＜0.001），delaying aging （69.75％ vs. 97.59％ ，P＜0.001），preventing osteoporosis（65.13％ vs. 97.59％），P＜0.001）；the medical staff were higher than the non-medical staff （P＜0.05）. Totally 90％ of the students said they had gained knowledge about the prevention and treatment of common diseases ，nutrition and guidance， psychological regulation guidance hormone therapy related knowledges and exercise methods ；the proportion of the students who were willing to use MHT for 1 to 5 years（31.09％ vs. 47.93％）increased significantly. The proportion of the students who concerned about the risk of thrombosis （60.24％ vs. 36.81％），weight gain （59.64％ vs. 14.84％）and life-long dependence （52.41％ vs. 18.13％）was significantly reduced ，but that of the students who concerned about cancer risk was not diminished. From 2017 to 2020，the utilization rate of MHT was increased from 2.22％ to 62.16％ in non-medical staff among the students. CONCLUSIONS The multidisciplinary model of perimenopausal one-day outpatient service can improve the awareness of MHT among perimenopausal women ，eliminate misunderstandings ，and increase the utilization rate of MHT.