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KMID : 0615219930180010383
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Journal of Kwangju Health
1993 Volume.18 No. 1 p.383 ~ p.401
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A Study on Health Perception, Climateric stage and symptoms in middle aged Women
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심미정/Sim MJ
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to recognized menopausal stage, health perception and the climateric symptoms of middle aged women.
The subjects for this study were 114 middle aged women between 40 and 60 years of age living in Kwang Ju city.
Data were collected from March 15 to March 30, 1993 by a structed questionnaire.
The instruments used were health perception questionnaire developed by John E. Ware, and a climateric symptoms scale developed by Neugarten.
Data were analyzed using a SAS program of ANOVA, T-Test, Peason correlation coefficient.
The results were as follows:
1. Menopausal stage in middle aged women was premenopause 45.6%, menopause 27.2%, and postmenopause 27.2%.
2. The mean level of climateric symptoms was 50.69 in a possible of score 0 to 100.
3. The health perception with high score was "health worry/concern"(mean 3.65), "health outlook"(3.34), "rejection of sick role"(3.02).
4. There was significant correlation between the menopausal stage and health perception(F = 4.50, P = .05).
5. There was negative significant correlation between physico-emotional symptoms and perception of prior health(r = -.178, P = .04), physical symptoms and current health(r = -.286, P = .002), health outlook(r = -.285, P = .002), psychological symptoms and current health(r = -.285, P = .002).
The findings of this study have implication for women in middle age.
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