Effects of health education and progressive muscle relaxation on vasomotor symptoms and insomnia in perimenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial

This study aims to determine the effects of health education (HE) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), individually or combined, on vasomotor symptoms and insomnia in perimenopausal women. This study is a single-center, pretest-posttest, randomized controlled trial with a factorial design. The r...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2022-11, Vol.105 (11), p.3279-3286
Main Authors: Pelit Aksu, Sıdıka, Şentürk Erenel, Ayten
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health education
Insomnia
Perimenopausal women
Progressive muscle relaxation
Vasomotor symptoms
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Summary:This study aims to determine the effects of health education (HE) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), individually or combined, on vasomotor symptoms and insomnia in perimenopausal women. This study is a single-center, pretest-posttest, randomized controlled trial with a factorial design. The research sample consists of 108 women who were randomly divided into three groups: HE + PMR group (n = 36), PMR group (n = 36) and control group (n = 36). 90 women completed the study. The data were collected in three steps by using instruments of Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale and a diary for vasomotor symptoms, Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Hot flash and night sweats frequency and severity scores/24 h, the VAS scores for hot flashes and night sweats, and the WHIIRS scores significantly improved more in the intervention groups compared to the control group (p 
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2022.07.015