Malik Ekta, Sheoran Poonam, Siddiqui Adiba
Department of OBG Nursing, MM College of Nursing, Ambala, Haryana, India.
J Midlife Health. 2018 Oct-Dec;9(4):200-206. doi: 10.4103/jmh.JMH_96_18.
Menopausal transition initiates with menstrual cycle length variety and finishes when last menstrual period happens. As life expectancy has increased, a menopausal woman has to spend one-third of her life span with estrogen deprivation stage that leads to major long-term symptomatic and metabolic complications.
This was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 103 menopausal women between 40 and 60 years of age residing in Ambala district, Haryana. In the experimental group, women received lifestyle modification program that includes six domains, i.e., health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management. Intervention was divided into two sessions of total 2-h duration on 2 consecutive days. Sociodemographic pro forma, Menopausal Rating Scale, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II were used to collect data from women through face-to-face interview.
There was a significant difference ( < 0.05) in mean menopausal symptom score and mean health-promoting behavior score in the experimental group after the intervention, but there was no significant difference in the comparison group ( > 0.05). It was revealed that there was no significant difference between the groups with regard to mean menopausal symptom score and mean health-promoting behavior score before intervention ( < 0.05). The mean posttest menopausal symptom score ( = -8.99, = 0.01**) was significantly low and the mean health-promoting behavior score ( = 8.7, = 0.01**) was significantly high in the experimental group.
Based on the finding of the study, it can be concluded that Lifestyle modification program was significantly effective in reducing menopausal symptoms and improving health-promoting behaviors among women.
围绝经期始于月经周期长度的变化，结束于末次月经。随着预期寿命的增加，绝经后女性有三分之一的生命处于雌激素缺乏阶段，这会导致严重的长期症状和代谢并发症。
这是一项针对居住在哈里亚纳邦安巴拉地区的103名40至60岁绝经后女性进行的准实验研究。在实验组中，女性接受生活方式改善计划，该计划包括六个方面，即健康责任、体育活动、营养、精神成长、人际关系和压力管理。干预分为连续两天进行的两节课，总时长为2小时。通过面对面访谈，使用社会人口学调查表、绝经评分量表和健康促进生活方式概况II从女性那里收集数据。
干预后，实验组的平均绝经症状评分和平均健康促进行为评分有显著差异（<0.05），但对照组无显著差异（>0.05）。结果显示，干预前两组在平均绝经症状评分和平均健康促进行为评分方面无显著差异（<0.05）。实验组的平均绝经后症状评分（=-8.99，=0.01**）显著较低，平均健康促进行为评分（=8.7，=0.01**）显著较高。
基于该研究结果，可以得出结论，生活方式改善计划在减轻女性绝经症状和改善健康促进行为方面具有显著效果。
