Effect of a health education program on climacteric women

Aim To evaluate the effect of a health education program on climacteric women from the viewpoint of health improvement and maintenance. Methods Twenty-two climacteric women (aged 45-65 years) acted as the intervention group and attended six seminars about health care; data were collected by the Simp...

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Published in:Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society 2010-12, Vol.13 (6), p.561-569
Main Authors: Senba, N., Matsuo, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Anxiety
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Autonomic Nervous System - physiology
Behavior Therapy
CLIMACTERIC WOMEN
Diet
Exercise
Female
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health Education - methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Surveys
Heart Rate
Humans
INTERVENTION
Japan
MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS
Menopause
Menopause - physiology
Menopause - psychology
Middle Aged
Nervous system
QUALITY OF LIFE
Sleep
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Aim To evaluate the effect of a health education program on climacteric women from the viewpoint of health improvement and maintenance. Methods Twenty-two climacteric women (aged 45-65 years) acted as the intervention group and attended six seminars about health care; data were collected by the Simplified Menopausal Index (SMI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Changes in recognition action were evaluated using pre-test, post-test and follow-up questionnaires, and the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) was measured by heart rate variability. Thirty women acting as controls were also given the same questionnaires. Results The SMI score was significantly improved at post-test and at follow-up compared to pre-test values, and the post-test HADS (total) score of the intervention group tended to improve. At the quality-of-life level, general post-test health perceptions significantly improved and role physical/role emotional significantly improved at follow-up. Cognitive behavioral changes in the intervention group were significantly improved according to self-reports and the ANS was also activated. Conclusion The health education program changed the cognitive actions of climacteric women, which resulted in continuously improved menopausal symptoms, quality of life and autonomic nervous system activity.
ISSN:1369-7137
1473-0804
DOI:10.3109/13697130903568518