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KMID : 0367020070190030353
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2007 Volume.19 No. 3 p.353 ~ p.364
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The Effects of Health Promotion Program on Stress and Menopausal Symptoms in Menopausal Women
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Choi So-Young
Oh Hyun-Sook
Kang Young-Sil
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Abstract
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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.
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