Covid-19 Hastalığını Geçiren Kadınların Adet Düzensizliği ve Evlilik Uyumu Yönünden İncelenmesi

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 10 - 15, 31.05.2024

Aliye Bulut , Gülay Çelik

Öz

Giriş ve Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı: COVID-19 hastalığını geçiren kadınların adet düzensizliği ve evlilik uyumu yönünden etkisini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Araştırma nicel yöntemdedir. Araştırmada, 147 kişiye ulaşılmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak; Bireysel Bilgi Formu ve Yenilenmiş Çift Uyum Ölçeği (YÇUÖ) kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcılar korona öncesi ve korona sonrası menstrüasyon özellikleri açısından anlamlı farklılık oluşturan durumlar yaşadıklarını bildirmişlerdir (p<0.05). Katılımcıların YÇUÖ’den sadece uzlaşı faktör puanı korona öncesi ve sonrası süreç açısından fark göstermiştir. Korona sonrası uzlaşı puan ortalamaları düşmüş olup bu durum anlamlı çıkmıştır (p<0.05).
Sonuç: COVID-19 hastalığını atlatmış kadınların menstrual siklus ve evlilik uyumu üzerinde olumsuz etki yarattığı gözlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, kadın, adet sağlığı, evlilik uyumu.

Etik Beyan

The approval of the Bingöl University Ethics Committee (decision no: E.26370, date: 20.08.2021) was obtained to conduct the study.

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Teşekkür

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Examining Menstrual Irregularity and Marital Adjustment in Women with Covid-19 Disease

Öz

Background and Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 disease on menstrual irregularity and marital adjustment of women.
Method: The study was conducted with quantitative method. In the study, 147 persons were reached. The Personal Data Form and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) were used as data collection tools.
Results: The participants reported that they had situations which caused significant difference in post-COVID-19 menstrual characteristics (p<0.05). Only the score of the consensus factor of the participants from the RDAS differed in terms of pre- and post-COVID-19 periods. The mean score of consensus dropped after COVID-19 and this was significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was observed that COVID-19 disrupted the menstrual cycle and marital adjustment of women who survived the disease.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, Woman, Menstrual Health, Marital Adjustment.

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