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KMID : 0606420110170010010
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011 Volume.17 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.20
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Effects of Integrated Menopause Management Program for Middle Aged Woman
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Park Jung-Suk
Lee Young-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrated menopause management program derived theoretical framework of King (1981)’s goal attainment theory model for middle aged women.
Methods: This research was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. The subjects of this study were 37 middle aged women in Busan and experiencing menopause; 17 for the experimental group and 20 for the control group. Experimental group was educated for 1 hour group interchange activity and five minutes individual interchange activity, once a week during 8 weeks. Measurement for comparison were taken two times, at baseline, 8wks. The effects were evaluated with menopause symptom, menopause knowledge, menopause attitude and menopause management.
Results: The experimental group was significantly lower than control group on menopause symptom (F=5.936, p=.010) and higher than control group on menopause knowledge (F=12.031, p=.001) and menopause management (F=5.861, p=.010) after integrated menopause management program. However integrated menopause management program did not make significant differences on menopause attitude (F=0.105, p=.374).
Conclusion: Results indicate that integrated menopause management program could be an effective intervention decreasing menopause symptom and for increasing menopause knowledge, menopause management in middle aged women.
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KEYWORD
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Middle aged, Integrated menopause management, Goal attainment theory
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