Effects of Integrated Menopause Management Program for Middle Aged Woman.
10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.1.10
- Author:
Jung Suk PARK
1
;
Young Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Ilsin Christian Hospital, Korea. cooler1978@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Middle aged;
Integrated menopause management;
Goal attainment theory
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Menopause;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011;17(1):10-20
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrated menopause management program derived theoretical framework of King (1981)'s goal attainment theory model for middle aged women. METHODS: This research was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. The subjects of this study were 37 middle aged women in Busan and experiencing menopause; 17 for the experimental group and 20 for the control group. Experimental group was educated for 1 hour group interchange activity and five minutes individual interchange activity, once a week during 8 weeks. Measurement for comparison were taken two times, at baseline, 8wks. The effects were evaluated with menopause symptom, menopause knowledge, menopause attitude and menopause management. RESULTS: The experimental group was significantly lower than control group on menopause symptom (F=5.936, p=.010) and higher than control group on menopause knowledge (F=12.031, p=.001) and menopause management (F=5.861, p=.010) after integrated menopause management program. However integrated menopause management program did not make significant differences on menopause attitude (F=0.105, p=.374). CONCLUSION: Results indicate that integrated menopause management program could be an effective intervention decreasing menopause symptom and for increasing menopause knowledge, menopause management in middle aged women.
