IMPACT OF HYSTERECTOMIES ON WOMENS LIVES - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Authors
KINNICK VG LENERS DW
Citation
Vg. Kinnick et Dw. Leners, IMPACT OF HYSTERECTOMIES ON WOMENS LIVES - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY, Journal of women & aging, 7(1-2), 1995, pp. 133-144
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology","Women s Studies
Journal title
Journal of women & aging → ACNP
ISSN journal
08952841
Volume
7
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
133 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-2841(1995)7:1-2<133:IOHOWL>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
One of the most common surgical procedures in the United States today is the hysterectomy. Although many women have experienced symptoms tha t can interfere significantly with day-to-day functioning, they may he sitate to have surgery because of concerns about trading one set of pr oblems for another. The purpose of this prospective study was to inves tigate the difference in a woman's quality of life after having a hyst erectomy, including the incidence of depression and the effect of soci al support.