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KMID : 0895020080110010063
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Chungnam Journal of Nursing Academy
2008 Volume.11 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.81
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study on Experience of Climacteric symptom
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Kim Young-Joo
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study were : (1) to explore the menopause history of the climacteric women and appearance frequency, degree of symptom, the time for appearance and disappearance, duration of symptom, degree of suffering of climacteric symptoms. (2) to identify the relationship between duration of symptom and degree of suffering of climacteric symptom. The subjects in this study were the climacteric women whose age ranged from 40 to 60, living in Daejeon. They were surveyed from April 21 through July 31, 2003 and total 67 women data collected. As a method for data collection, the questionnaire investigation method was used through individual interview with climacteric women.
The findings of this study were as follows :
1) The mean menopause age was 49.8. Before menopause, they generally experienced menstrual irregularity for about 3 to over 36months, but some of them reached menopause with no menstrual irregularity. The most common duration of climacteric symptom was 36months over(43.3%).
2) The most frequently exhibited climacteric symptom was vasomotor symptom(23.0%). As a result of scoring the degree of climacteric symptoms on l0cm continuous scale, vasomotor symptom and joint pain(5.5cm) appeared most severe. The climacteric symptom that appeared first was symptom caused by the loss of collagen and cardiovascular symptom(48.7years). The climacteric symptom that disappeared first was osteological symptom(48.5years). The most common duration of climacteric symptom was other symptoms(3.3years). As a result of scoring the degree of suffering on from 1 to 10, they suffered from most was joint pain(6.2).
3) Scoring degree of climacteric symptoms and scoring degree of suffering were positive correlation in 47 items.
Finally, Degree of climacteric symptoms and degree of suffering were different experiences. This results can be used for nursing intervention and care program for creating better quality of life of climacteric women.
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KEYWORD
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climacteric symptom, experience of suffering
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