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Mejorar la adherencia de las pacientes requiere del uso de un marco práctico Los artículos previos de esta serie han establecido que la adherencia a las terapias para la menopausia tiene implicaciones importantes para la salud de las mujeres. La baja adherencia es una problemática comportamental, y hemos abordado diferentes marcos y teorías para ayudarnos…

Validated survey tools are useful for characterizing patient health behavior As we have previously mentioned in this series, demographic and health trends are increasing the need for healthcare services tailored to menopausal and post-menopausal women. Similar to chronic conditions, patients’ self-management of the menopause transition, including adherence to therapeutic recommendations, may be the single greatest…

As described in the previous articles in this series, the mind has two systems of thinking. System 1 is immediate and spontaneous, System 2 is reflective and conscious. System 1 governs our immediate, impulsive reactions and is responsible for 95%1 of the decisions we make; it is driven by heuristics (i.e., cognitive shortcuts), which make…

People invoke many reasons to explain their medication non-adherence. Oftentimes, these explanations are based on some type of cost-benefit analysis. Behavioral science can shed light on how medication adherence decisions are made and how healthcare providers might influence such choices to better help their patients. Rational “econs” and irrational humans do not have the same…

Menopause syndrome can impact quality of life All women experience menopause. While the age that menopause occurs can vary significantly from one person to the next, in most women menopause occurs between 45-52 years1. Symptoms typically last 10 years or more.19 This topic is often considered a taboo7 and is seldom discussed openly, but the…

Effective peri- and postmenopausal care management represents a significant opportunity and challenge The life expectancy of women is increasing significantly worldwide due to rapid advances in lifestyle management and medicine.1 Approximately 1.2 billion women will be peri- menopausal to postmenopausal by 2030, and this number will increase by 47 million new cases each year.2 Lifestyle,…