Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 4
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- Pages.521-528
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- 2002
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
A Study on Climacteric Symptoms, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management in Middle-Aged Women
중년여성의 갱년기 증상, 폐경지식과 폐경관리에 관한 연구
- Park, Hyoung-Sook (Pusan national University, College of Medicine, Nursing Department) ;
- Lee, Yun-Mi (Pusan national University, College of Medicine, Nursing Department) ;
- Cho, Gyoo-Yeong (Pusan national University, College of Medicine, Nursing Department)
- Published : 2002.12.20
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms, knowledge of menopause, menopausal management, in middle-aged women. The subjects of this study were 209 women from 40 to 64 years of age. The data was analyzed using SPSS program for t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients. The results of the study were as follows : 1. The characteristic variables significantly related to self reported climacteric symptoms were education(F=6.371, p<0.001), income (F=4.481, p<0.05), mensturation state(t=-2.004, p<0.05), mensturation cycle(t=-2.039, p<0.05), hormone therapy(t=2.107, p<0.05), health condition(F=21.111, p<0.001). 2. The characteristic variables significantly related to knowledge of menopause were education(F=6.580, p<0.001), health condition (F=3.487, p<0.05). 3. The characteristic variable significantly related to menopausal management was income(F=3.080, p<0.05). 4. The relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms and menopausal management was statistically significant with a negative correlation(r=-0.323, p<0.05). In conclusion, climacteric symptoms - based complaints by middle-aged women was negatively correlated to menopausal management. Therefore, health promotions designed to increase climacteric women's health should be a planned program based on results of the study.
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