Menopoz Semptomlarının Yönetiminde Fitoterapi: Kanıt Temelli Uygulamalar Ne Söylüyor?
Year 2022,
Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 64 - 78, 29.08.2022
Özlem Bakan Demirel
,
Tuğba Öz
,
Özlem Can Gürkan
Abstract
Kadın yaşamında önemli bir yere sahip olan menopoz dönemi, kadınların yaşam kalitesini bozarak tedavi olmalarını gerektiren semptomlara neden olmaktadır. Bazı kadınlar, semptomların yönetiminde medikal tedavileri yan etkileri nedeniyle kullanmak istememektedir. Medikal tedavilerden daha güvenilir ve doğal gördükleri için fitoterapi (bitkisel tedaviler) gibi geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi uygulamalarını seçmekte ve son yıllarda bu yöntemlere ilgi giderek artmaktadır. Menopoz semptomlarının yönetiminde fitoterapi kullanımıyla ilgili hemşirelerin bilgi sahibi olmaları ve kadınlara doğru bir şekilde danışmanlık vermeleri sağlık açısından oldukça önemlidir. Derlemede, kadınların menopoz semptomlarının yönetiminde sıklıkla başvurdukları fitoterapi yöntemleriyle ilgili çalışmaların kanıt düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
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Evidence-Based Applications of Phytotherapy in the Management of Menopausal Symptoms What Is It Saying?
Year 2022,
Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 64 - 78, 29.08.2022
Özlem Bakan Demirel
,
Tuğba Öz
,
Özlem Can Gürkan
Abstract
Menopause, which has an important place in women's life, disrupts the quality of life of women, causing symptoms that require treatment. Some women do not want to use medical treatments for the management of symptoms due to their side effects. Because they consider it more reliable and natural than medical treatments, they choose traditional and complementary treatment practices such as phytotherapy (herbal treatments) and interest in these methods has been increasing in recent years. It is very important for health that nurses have information about the use of phytotherapy in the management of menopausal symptoms and that they give advice to women correctly. This review, it is aimed to examine the evidence levels of studies related to phytotherapy methods that women often resort to in the management of menopausal symptoms.
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- Kal, H. E. (2011). Menopozal dönemlerdeki kadınlarda uyku sorunları ve ilişkili faktörler. [Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü].
- Karakurt, A., Yıldız, C., (2016). Evaluation of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio changes between pre- and post-menopausal life for cardiovascular risk prediction. Kafkas J Med Sci, 6 (3), 149- 154.
- Kilci Ş., Ertem G. (2019). Menopozda Semptom Yönetı̇mı̇nde Kullanılan Kanıta Dayalı Uygulamalar. Sakarya Üniversitesi Holistik Sağlık Dergisi; 3(2):36-54.
- Kim SY, Seo SK, Choi YM, Jeon YE, Lim K.J, Cho S, Choi YS, Lee BS. (2012). Effects of red ginseng supplementation on menopausal symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 19(4): 461-466.
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- Levis S, Strickman-Stein N, Ganjei-Azar P, Xu P, Doerge DR, Krischer J. (2011). Soy isoflavones in the prevention of menopausal bone loss and menopausal symptoms: A randomized, double-blind trial. JAMA Intern Med.;171:1363–9.
- Mehrpooya M, Rabiee S, Larki-Harchegani A, Fallahian AM, Moradi A, Ataei S, et al. (2018). A comparative study on the effect of “black cohosh” and “evening primrose oil” on menopausal hot flashes. J Educ Health Promot.;7:36.
- Monteleone, P., Mascagni, G., Giannini, A.,Genazzani, AR. ve Simoncini, T.(2018). Symptoms of menopause global prevalence, physiology and implications. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14(4), 199-215.
- Omaç, M., Güneş, G. ve Aylaz, R. (2009). Malatya il merkezindeki 35 yaş ve üzeri kadınlarda menopoz ve ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesi. e-Journal of New World Sciences Academy, 4(3), 59-66.
- Özer, Ü. ve Gözükara, F. (2016). Şanlıurfa’da kadınların menopozla ilgili yaşadıkları sorunların, baş etme yollarının ve bakış açılarının belirlenmesi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi, 3(1),16-26.
- Özgür, G., Yıldırım, S. ve Komutan, A. (2010). Menopoz sonrası kadınların öz bakım gücü ve etki eden faktörler. Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(1), 35-43.
- Pebdani MA, Taavoni S, Seyedfatemi N, Haghani H. (2014). Triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Ginkgo biloba extract on sexual desire in postmenopausal women in Tehran. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res.;19:262–5.
- Royal College of Nursing (2014). Menopause: lifestyle and therapeutic approaches. RCN guidance for nurses, midwives and health visitors. https://www.rcn.org.uk/https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/publications/rcn-menopause-guidance-for-nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-uk-pub-009326. Erişim 01.03.2022.
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- Sathyapalan T, Aye M, Rigby AS, Thatcher NJ, Dargham SR, Kilpatrick ES, et al. (2018). Soy isoflavones improve cardiovascular disease risk markers in women during the early menopause. Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis.; 28:691–7.
- Shrestha PM, Dhillion SS. (2003). Medicinal plant diversity and use in the highlands of Dolakha district, Nepal. J Ethnopharmacol; 86:81–96.
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