Bahri Narjes, Sajjadi Moosa, Sadeghmoghadam Leila
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Social Development and Health Promotion Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran.
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Social Development and Health Promotion Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IR Iran.
Prz Menopauzalny. 2019 Dec;18(3):174-179. doi: 10.5114/pm.2019.90378. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
Considering the importance of identifying the factors affecting women's decision making process about the management of menopausal symptoms, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relation between decision making styles and women's chosen options for management of menopausal symptoms.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2016 to July 2018 in Gonabad, north east of Iran.Using the cluster sampling method 473 women between 45 and 60 years old were recruited to the study. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, a menopause symptom treatment options questionnaire, the Menopause Rating Scale and the Decision Making Styles Questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 16 as well as descriptive and analytical statistics; a -value of< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
The mean age of participants was 51.6 ±4.6 years old and the majority of them (85.5%) were housewives. The most popular menopause symptom treatment option was hormone replacement therapy. The majority of participants (45.4%, 228 people) used an avoidant decision making style. There was no statistically significant difference between menopausal symptom treatment options and decision making styles type( = 0.525). There was a statistically significant difference between severity of menopausal symptoms and type of decision making style ( = 0.003).
The findings showed that there was no significant relation between the selected method to manage menopausal symptoms and women's decision making styles. It is recommended that this study be conducted on a population that has greater access to all menopausal symptom treatment options.
鉴于识别影响女性更年期症状管理决策过程因素的重要性，本研究旨在调查决策风格与女性选择的更年期症状管理方案之间的关系。
本横断面研究于2016年5月至2018年7月在伊朗东北部的戈纳巴德进行。采用整群抽样法，招募了473名45至60岁的女性参与研究。使用人口统计学问卷、更年期症状治疗选择问卷、更年期评分量表和决策风格问卷收集数据。使用SPSS 16版软件进行数据分析以及描述性和分析性统计；P值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
参与者的平均年龄为51.6±4.6岁，其中大多数（85.5%）是家庭主妇。最受欢迎的更年期症状治疗选择是激素替代疗法。大多数参与者（45.4%，228人）采用回避型决策风格。更年期症状治疗选择与决策风格类型之间无统计学显著差异（P=0.525）。更年期症状严重程度与决策风格类型之间存在统计学显著差异（P=0.003）。
研究结果表明，所选择的更年期症状管理方法与女性的决策风格之间没有显著关系。建议对能更多地获得所有更年期症状治疗选择的人群进行本研究。
