Call for Participants in Study of Menopausal Health Issues

Subject: Study of Menopausal Health Issues for those with mobility impairments
The Texas Center for Disability Studies is conducting a study of menopausal health issues for women with mobility impairments. They have recruited about 100 women from around the country so far, but would like to recruit another 100.

Here is a brief description of the study: All women face a key health care decision after menopause: whether to take hormone therapy (HT), but recent medical findings have made this decision difficult for many women, particularly women with mobility impairments. The aim of this study, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, is to test a decision aid designed to help menopausal women with mobility impairments in making informed choices about hormone therapy use.

Our purpose is not to encourage or discourage women from using hormone therapy. Instead, it is focused on helping them use the latest available information to make an informed decision. All women who participate in this study will be mailed educational information about health issues during menopause. They will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires asking about their health, what they know about hormone therapy, and what they think about taking it. Women will receive $30.00 in appreciation for the time they spend reviewing the materials and completing the three sets of questionnaire packets over a six month period. We hope to recruit 200 English-speaking women with mobility impairments between the ages of 40 and 65 years.

If you would like additional information, please call Heather Becker, Research Director at 512-471-9097. She would be happy to send print copies of the fliers to anyone who is interested.

Thank you,

Trista N. Sims, MPH, CHES
Project Specialist
AUCD
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 920
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301) 588-8252
Fax: (301) 588-2842
Email: tsims@aucd.org
Web: www.aucd.org

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