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Management of Menopause Survey
1. Our records show that you are now in {Health Plan Name}. Is this right?
100% Yes -> Go to Question 3
0% No
Menopause and you
Menopause (sometimes called the "change of life" or "the change") is the time in a woman's life when she stops having menstrual periods. Menstrual periods stop because her body has less estrogen, a hormone produced in the body naturally.
3. With regard to menopause, where would you say you are now?
21% Have not started menopause
48% Going through menopause now
25% Already gone through menopause
6% Don't know
4. How would you rate your own knowledge about the various ways to manage menopause hormone change?
12% Poor
33% Fair
33% Good
17% Very Good
6% Excellent
Information about dealing with menopause
5. In the last 2 years, have you talked with a doctor, nurse or other health professional in your health plan about ways to deal with menopause?
70% Yes -> Go to Question 7
30% No -> Go to Question 6
6. Since you have been covered by {health plan name}, have you ever talked with a doctor, nurse or other health professional in your health plan about ways to deal with menopause?
22% Yes
78% No
The next 2 questions are about ways to deal with menopause that you may have learned about from flyers, brochures, newsletters, articles or videotapes that you got from your doctor, nurse or your health plan.
7. In the last 2 years, were you given any information about ways to deal with menopause by your doctor's office or your health plan?
59% Yes -> Go to Question 9
41% No -> Go to Question 8
8. Since you have been covered by {health plan name}, were you ever given any information about ways to deal with menopause by your doctor's office or your health plan?
15% Yes
85% No
Information about menopause
The rest of the questions are about information you may have gotten in the last 2 years from your doctor, nurse, or your health plan. This information could come from discussions, from things to read, or from a video.

Hormone replacement therapy is the use of estrogen or estrogen with progestin during or after menopause.

9. In the last 2 years, were you informed that hormone replacement therapy may help prevent heart disease?
55% Yes
34% No
11% Can't recall
10. In the last 2 years, were you informed that hormone replacement therapy helps prevent osteoporosis (brittle bones)?
69% Yes
26% No
6% Can't recall
11. In the last 2 years, were you informed that hormone replacement therapy helps cut down on hot flashes?
74% Yes
23% No
3% Can't recall
12. In the last 2 years, were you informed that hormone replacement therapy helps cut down on vaginal dryness?
55% Yes
37% No
9% Can't recall
There are other ways to cut the risk of these diseases and symptoms besides taking hormones. For example, other medicines and changes in your lifestyle can sometimes help.
13. In the last 2 years, were you informed that there are ways other than taking hormones which help prevent heart disease?
39% Yes
49% No
12% Can't recall
14. In the last 2 years, were you informed that there are ways other than taking hormones which help prevent osteoporosis (brittle bones)?
50% Yes
41% No
9% Can't recall
15. In the last 2 years, were you informed that there are ways other than taking hormones which help cut down on hot flashes?
34% Yes
56% No
10% Can't recall
16. In the last 2 years, were you informed that there are ways other than taking hormones which help cut down on vaginal dryness?
29% Yes
59% No
12% Can't recall
17. In the last 2 years, were you informed about any of the risks of using hormone replacement therapy?
56% Yes
38% No
6% Can't recall
18. In the last 2 years, did the information you got about ways to deal with menopause explain how your own and your family's health history might affect what is best for you?
41% Yes
52% No
7% Can't recall
19. In the last 2 years, did the information you got about ways to deal with menopause address your personal concerns?
48% Yes
46% No
6% Can't recall
20. In the last 2 years, did you have a chance to ask all of your questions about ways to deal with menopause?
51% Yes
43% No
6% Can't recall
Interactions with health professionals about menopause
21. We want to know your rating of the information about ways to deal with menopause that you got from your doctor, nurse or other health professional in your health plan in the last 2 years.

Use any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst information possible and 10 is the best information possible. How would you rate the information?

4% 0 - Worst information possible
7% 1
7% 2
9% 3
14% 4
9% 5
10% 6
15% 7
7% 8
8% 9
10 - Best information possible
22. What is your age now?
0% 46 or younger
100% 47 to 56
0% 57 or older