Method: In this 24-month prospective, randomized, controlled study with 125 women in early menopause, those in the study group (n = 64) attended oral presentations on menopause and HT whereas those in the control group (n = 63) did not. Data were collected from 2 questionnaires, one completed before starting HT and the other during follow-up visits after 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The results were analyzed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Results: In the second year, an improved quality of life and friends critical of HT negatively affected adherence to HT. After 24 months, 47% of the participants in the study group and 32% in the control group were still using HT. The difference between the 2 groups in the rates of participants who discontinued HT was the same in the first than and in the last 12 months of the study (49 [76.6%] vs 15 [23.4%]). Conclusion: Since there were no changes in discontinuation rates between the groups from one study period to the other, and a total of 15 women in each group stopped using HT in the second year of the study, the effect of the educational presentations on HT adherence was long-term rather than temporary.
F.02 Acquisition of new scientific knowledge
COBISS.SI-ID: 512101688Background: Low medication interest leads to insufficient treatment, additional hospitalisations and complications, even if we do not consider financial burden. Appropriate attitude regarding medication interest should betaught from young age on: just as we do with traffic education. The problem of medication interest is mentioned in medical school and taught in pharmacy school. Persuading adults, who already have developed low medication interest,is difficult. Pharmaceutical companies continuously Ćwork onĆ physicians and pharmacists promoting drug use. There are no workshops to teachthe same people how to increase medication interest. We did not find any publication regarding systematic surveillance of medication interest in pregnant women in Slovenia. It should not be supposed that the problem of low medication interest does not exist. Methods: 50 women in a pilot survey and 263 in the main survey were anonymously questioned about drug treatment in pregnancy, their attitude regarding medication and preventative folic acid use. Results: Responses were obtained from 259 women: 57% pregnant women were prescribed drugs and bought non-prescription drugs; 19.8% only bought non-prescription drugs, and to 16.3% women drugs were prescribed only. Medication interest for acute treatment among 57 participants, who were prescribed such drugs, was 61.4%, for chronic (out of 17 prescribed) 70.6%, and 47.7% (out of 86 prescribed) for treatment with iron. Pregnant women trusttheir physicians and pharmacists and are not frightened by written instructions for drug use. Motivation by physicians is good. The main reason for low medication interest is forgetfulness. Risk perception is high. Only 19% of pregnant women took folic acid properly. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 29399769Project leader actively participated in the scientific and in the organizing comitee of the above mentioned congress.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
We showed the use of perinatal quality indicators for analysis of trends which could in long-term creates changes in definitions and in doctrine of quality perinatal care.
F.22 Improvement to existing health/diagnostic methods/procedures
COBISS.SI-ID: 26987737We analyzed differences in quality indicators between maternities in Slovenia. We described suitability, benefits and weak points of induvidual quality indicators.
F.16 Improvements to an existing information system/databases
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