The Effects of Health Promotion Program on Stress and Menopausal Symptoms in Menopausal Women.
- Author:
So Young CHOI
1
;
Hyun Sook OH
;
Young Sil KANG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Korea. css4214@nate.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health promotion;
Menopause;
Women
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure;
Community Health Centers;
Female;
Health Promotion*;
Health Services Needs and Demand;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Hydrocortisone;
Menopause;
Stress, Physiological;
Yoga
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2007;19(3):353-364
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of health promotion program on physiological stress, perceived stress and menopausal symptoms in menopausal women. METHODS: This study followed a nonequivalent control group pretest-post test design. The subjects consisted of 57 middle-aged women(30 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group) who were recruited from the community health center in J city. The subjects in the experimental group participated in a health promotion program for 8 weeks, which was composed of yoga and teaching for 1 session per week. RESULTS: The health promotion program showed a statistical difference in blood pressure, pulse rate and perceived stress. However, there was not a statistical difference in serum cortisol, or menopausal symptoms. CONCLUSION: This health promotion program was partially effective for reducing stress and it was not effective for reducing menopausal symptoms in menopausal women. It is necessary to conduct a future study using a different time period, measurement time, and target population.
