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Sameti, Sedigheh
- Healthy Lifestyle among Iranian Menopausal Women
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1 Department of Nursing, Master of Science of Nursing, Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University Borujerd Branch, Borujerd, IR
2 Master of Art of English, Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University Borujerd Branch, Borujerd, IR
1 Department of Nursing, Master of Science of Nursing, Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University Borujerd Branch, Borujerd, IR
2 Master of Art of English, Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University Borujerd Branch, Borujerd, IR
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International Journal of Nursing Care, Vol 1, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 68-73Abstract
Objective: to assess doing exercise, smoking, and using hormone therapy among menopausal women in Borujerd, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted through cluster sampling among 220 menopausal women who attended in different outpatient centers between March and July 2010. Data were collected using a face to face interview with subjects.
Results: In relation to smoking habit, only 12.7% of women were smoker after menopause. Regarding hormone therapy, the results showed that 87.7% used no hormone therapy. Almost 63% of women did not exercise regularly a day.
Conclusions: Study analysis suggested that exercising and using hormone therapy among our participants were inadequate.
Keywords
Menopause, Exercise, Hormone Therapy, Smoking
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