Positive impact of a menopause website – MyMenoplan.org – on treatment intentions, knowledge, and decision making: A randomized controlled trial

IF 3.9 2区医学 Q2 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Maturitas Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1016/j.maturitas.2025.108630

Leslie B. Snyder , Katherine M. Newton , Hui Xin Ng , Susan D. Reed , Katherine A. Guthrie , Viviana Zambrano , Andrea Z. LaCroix

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Abstract

Objective

Assess the impact of a new website, MyMenoplan.org, on menopause knowledge, decision-making progress, treatment and coping intentions among people experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The website was designed to provide women and their clinicians with comprehensive, evidence-based information and decision-making tools about a broad range of symptoms and treatments, address common questions and facilitate conversations with clinicians when desired.

Study design

Women were recruited online and randomized to interact with the MyMenoplan.org website created by MsFLASH investigators (n = 200) or control websites (n = 210) for at least 20 min before completing an online survey. Women in the control arm could choose any website(s), including three suggested high-quality websites from governmental or non-profit organizations. Fraud-detection protocols were followed. Outcome differences by arm were estimated via adjusted linear regression models.

Primary outcomes

Behavioral change intentions, menopause knowledge, decision-making progress, and user website experience.

Results

99 % of controls visited at least one recommended website. Compared with the control arm, the MyMenoplan.org arm reported significantly higher levels of intent to change treatment (3.87 vs. 3.61), knowledge of menopause symptoms and treatments (4.17 vs. 3.85), treatment decision-making progress (3.94 vs. 3.71), clarity about benefits and risks of treatments (4.04 vs. 3.81), perceived website quality (4.05 vs. 3.70), intentions to return to the website (4.40 vs. 3.97), and likelihood of recommending it to others (4.35 vs. 4.04; each p < 0.001).

Conclusion

MyMenoplan.org is the first NIH-funded website shown to be effective in helping women learn and make decisions about management of the menopause transition. The website serves as a model for providing much-needed, evidence-based information for health-care providers and women nearing or in perimenopause and menopause.

Clinical Trial Registration Number: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05299983

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绝经网站MyMenoplan.org对治疗意图、知识和决策的积极影响：一项随机对照试验

目的评估新网站MyMenoplan.org对围绝经期和绝经期人群的绝经知识、决策进展、治疗和应对意愿的影响。该网站旨在为妇女及其临床医生提供关于广泛症状和治疗的全面、循证信息和决策工具，解决常见问题，并在需要时促进与临床医生的对话。研究设计在线招募女性，并随机分配到由MsFLASH研究者（n = 200）创建的MyMenoplan.org网站或对照网站（n = 210）进行至少20分钟的互动，然后再完成在线调查。控制组的女性可以选择任何网站，包括三个由政府或非营利组织推荐的高质量网站。遵守了欺诈检测协议。通过调整后的线性回归模型估计各组的结果差异。主要结果：行为改变意图、更年期知识、决策进展和用户网站体验。结果99%的对照组至少访问过一个推荐网站。与对照组相比，MyMenoplan.org组报告的改变治疗的意图（3.87比3.61）、更年期症状和治疗的知识（4.17比3.85）、治疗决策进展（3.94比3.71）、对治疗的益处和风险的清晰度（4.04比3.81）、感知网站质量（4.05比3.70）、重返网站的意图（4.40比3.97）以及向他人推荐的可能性(4.35比4.04；每个p <；结论mymenoplan.org是第一个由美国国立卫生研究院资助的网站，它被证明在帮助女性了解和决定更年期过渡的管理方面是有效的。该网站是向保健提供者和接近或处于更年期和更年期的妇女提供急需的循证信息的典范。临床试验注册号：ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05299983

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Maturitas 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

2.00%

发文量

142

审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： Maturitas is an international multidisciplinary peer reviewed scientific journal of midlife health and beyond publishing original research, reviews, consensus statements and guidelines, and mini-reviews. The journal provides a forum for all aspects of postreproductive health in both genders ranging from basic science to health and social care. Topic areas include:• Aging• Alternative and Complementary medicines• Arthritis and Bone Health• Cancer• Cardiovascular Health• Cognitive and Physical Functioning• Epidemiology, health and social care• Gynecology/ Reproductive Endocrinology• Nutrition/ Obesity Diabetes/ Metabolic Syndrome• Menopause, Ovarian Aging• Mental Health• Pharmacology• Sexuality• Quality of Life