Menopause Knowledge, Attitude, Symptom and Management among Midlife Employed Women

Objectives: Midlife women’s knowledge, positive attitudes and management toward menopause may improve the quality of peri and post-menopause life. This study was to identify correlations of the knowledge, attitude, symptoms and management toward menopause in middle-aged women. Methods: We used a cro...

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Published in:Journal of menopausal medicine 2014-12, Vol.20 (3), p.118
Main Authors: Eun Kyung Kwak, Hyun Soon Park, Nam Mi Kang
Format: Article
Language:Korean
Subjects:
Attitudes
Knowledge
Management
Menopause
Symptom
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Summary:Objectives: Midlife women’s knowledge, positive attitudes and management toward menopause may improve the quality of peri and post-menopause life. This study was to identify correlations of the knowledge, attitude, symptoms and management toward menopause in middle-aged women. Methods: We used a cross-sectional questionnaire study applying to 231 perimenopausal and menopausal women aged from 40 to 59 years old. The completed data of 189 perimenopausal and menopausal women were analyzed through t-test, ANOVA and pearson’s correlation coefficient using the SPSS statistical programme. Results: The menopausal women showed significantly higher physical symptoms than perimenopausal women. The menopausal women showed significantly higher psychosomatic symptom than perimenopausal women. There was a significant correlation between the menopausal attitude and management. Conclusion: This study suggests that the fundamental data of developing midlife women’s symptom index (MSI) and providing menopause management could be a strategy to encourage successful menopausal transition in middle-aged women. (J Menopausal Med 2014;20:118-125)
ISSN:2288-6478
2288-6761