AWARENESS OF MENOPAUSE AND STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS OF THE WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 40 AND 65 WHO CONSULTED TO A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
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This study aimed to investigate the awareness of menopause
and strategıes to cope wıth menopausal symptoms of the women aged between 40
and 65 who consulted to a tertiary care hospital and among those who were
postmenopausal, to measure the severity of symptoms and to determine the
strategies and choice of resources to cope with menopausal symptoms. From a
total of 292 women 272 (93%) were available to participate in the study. A
questionnaire and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was during face-to-face
interviews. The mean age was 50.1±6.5 years. The mean total MRS score of
non-menopausal women was 16.6±8.9. The
mean scores: 6.2±3.5 for somatic subscale, 6.5±3.7 for psychological subscale
and 3.8±2.7 for urogenital subscale. The most common menopausal symptom was
physical and mental exhaustion (84.0%). Severe menopausal symptoms were
identified in 79 (46.7%) women completing the MRS scale. The women with an
average monthly income of 2000 TL or less and chronic illness had a higher
frequency of severe menopausal symptoms. The most commonly preferred coping
strategy was visit to a medical doctor or a healthcare center (n=103, 60.9%).
In order to raise awareness about menopause, structured education programs
should be prepared and implemented.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Halk Sağlığı, Çevre Sağlığı
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Hatice İkiışık
*
0000-0003-0958-0649
Türkiye
Güven Turan
Bu kişi benim
0000-0001-9700-3440
Türkiye
Feyza Kutay
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-9575-5291
Türkiye
Defne Cansu Karamanlı
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1943-6907
Elif Gülen
Bu kişi benim
0000-0001-7048-9938
Ezgi Özdemir
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-6975-3946
Mustafa Taşdemir
0000-0002-3148-1981
Türkiye
İşıl Maral
0000-0001-5234-6108
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
16 Ocak 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
11 Ekim 2019
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1
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