Estrogen Replacement Therapy: A Perspective on Cognitive Impact

作者: Laura J. Tivis , Sara J. Nixon , Michelle D. Green

DOI: 10.1177/107319110100800405

关键词: Logical addressWechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleCognitionClinical psychologyMenopauseConfoundingPsychologyVariablesCognitive skillDevelopmental psychologyMemory span

摘要: Studies suggest that use of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) after menopause may be beneficial toward preservation cognitive functioning. However, potentially confounding variables such as alcohol consumption are typically not systematically considered. The purpose this study was to determine whether ERT users and nonusers differ with regard memory concentration ability when potential confounds eliminated. Alcohol included an independent variable so by interactions could examined. One-hundred-sixty-two postmenopausal women participated in the were classified moderate drinkers or teetotalers. Logical Memory (Wechsler Scale-Revised), Digit Span Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised) Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Memory subscale administered. No main effects found. among some Forward observed. We conclude al...

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