Evidence-Based Use of Yoga in the Management of Menopausal Symptoms

Year 2021, , 420 - 428, 22.09.2021

Tuğba Öz , Özlem Bakan Demirel , Özlem Can Gürkan

https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.959532

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Yoga, which is known as a safe practice in the development of healthy lifestyle behaviors and in the treatment of diseases, is one of the most important traditional and complementary medicine practices today. The menopausal period, which has an important place in women's life, is a period of time when symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep problems, psychological disorders, sexual dysfunction, weight gain and decreased cognitive functioning are seen and reproductive ability is lost as a result of the decrease in estrogen levels. It is the right of every woman to spend this period in which there are many changes in women's life comfortably. This review was prepared to examine evidence-based studies on the use of yoga in the management of menopausal symptoms. One of the menopausal symptoms of yoga; Evidence-based studies have shown that it has positive effects on hot flashes and sleep problems and improves the quality of life of menopausal women.

Keywords

Yoga, Menopause, Menopause Symptoms, Nursing

Menopoz Semptomlarının Yönetiminde Yoganın Kanıt Temelli Kullanımı

Abstract

Yoga, sağlıklı yaşam davranışlarının geliştirilmesi ve hastalıkların tedavisinde güvenli bir uygulama olarak bilinen, en önemli geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamalarından biridir. Kadın yaşamında önemli bir yeri olan menopozal dönem, östrojen düzeyinin azalması sonucu, sıcak basmaları, uyku sorunları, psikolojik rahatsızlıklar, cinsel işlev bozukluğu, kilo alımı ve bilişsel işleyişin azalması gibi semptomların görüldüğü ve üreme yeteneğinin kaybolduğu bir zaman dilimidir. Kadın hayatında çok fazla değişimin olduğu bu dönemi konforlu geçirmek her kadının hakkıdır. Bu derleme, yoganın menopoz semptomlarının yönetiminde kullanımıyla ilgili kanıt temelli çalışmaları incelemek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Yoganın menopoz semptomlarından; sıcak basması ve uyku problemleri üzerine olumlu etkileri olduğu ve menopoz dönemi kadınların yaşam kalitelerini yükselttiği kanıt temelli çalışmalarla gösterilmiştir.

Keywords

Yoga, Menopoz, Menopoz Semptomları, Hemşirelik

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