Factors affecting shared decision-making concerning menopausal hormone therapy
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is an effective treatment for menopause-related symptoms. Menopause management guidelines recommend a personalized approach to menopause care, including MHT use. Decision-making around menopause care is a complex, iterative process influenced by multiple factors framed by perspectives from both women and healthcare providers (HCPs). This narrative review aims to summarize evidence around factors affecting decision-making regarding menopause-related care. For HCPs, the provision of individualized risk estimates is challenging in practice given the number of potential benefits and risks to consider, and the complexity of the data available, especially within time-limited consultations. Women seeking menopause care have the difficult task of making sense of the benefit versus risk profiles to make choices in line with their decisional needs influenced by sociocultural/economic, educational, demographic, and personal characteristics. The press, social media, and influential celebrities also impact the perception of menopause and decision-making around it. Understanding these factors can lead to improved participation in shared decision-making, satisfaction with the decision and decision-making process, adherence to treatment, reduced decisional regret, efficient use of resources, and ultimately long-term satisfaction with care.
Date Issued
2024-08
Date Acceptance
2024-07-01
Citation
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2024, 1538 (1), pp.34-44
ISSN
0077-8923
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
34
End Page
44
Journal / Book Title
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume
1538
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Author(s). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The New York Academy of Sciences.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39014999
Subjects
hormone replacement therapy
menopausal hormone therapy
menopause
shared decision‐making
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2024-07-17