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Female worker′s menstrual discomforts and coping -focus on hospital workers-

여성근로자의 월경시 불편감과 대처방법에 따른 완화정도 -의료기관 종사자를 대상으로-

  • Lim, Yun-Mi (College of Nursing, Ewha Womens University)
  • 임윤미 (이화여자대학교 간호과학과)
  • Received : 2017.12.13
  • Accepted : 2018.02.20
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: This study is to investigate the pattern of discomfort, coping style and relief level of female workers. Methods: The subjects were 394 women who worked at three general hospitals located in S city and agreed to the purpose of this study. Data were collected April 20~30, 2010, and one-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation were performed using descriptive statistics using SAS 9.2. Results: showed that discomfort during menstruation was significantly different from age, marital status, pregnancy experience, and birth experience. The average degree of discomfort during menstruation was $2.46{\pm}0.68$, which was the average of 5, and the pattern was pain, water accumulation and behavior change. The degree of mitigation according to coping strategies was the most effective at $3.55{\pm}0.58$, and the relationship between coping behavior and discomfort during menstruation was correlated only with avoidant coping. p = .001). Conclusion: In order to mitigate the inconvenience of menstruation, women should seek to cope with their own coping strategies rather than passive coping methods and suggest the development of an educational program that can relieve the discomfort during menstruation.

본 연구는 여성근로자의 월경시 불편감의 양상과 대처방법 및 그에 따른 완화정도를 파악하자 시도된 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 S시에 위치한 3개 종합병원에 근무하는 여성으로 본 연구의 목적에 동의한 394명이다. 2010년 4월 20일부터 4월 30일까지 자료수집을 하였으며 SAS 9.2를 사용하여 기술통계, independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation을 실시하였다. 연구 결과 월경시 불편감은 연령, 결혼유무, 임신경험, 출산경험과 유의한 차이를 보였고 근로특성은 차이가 없었다. 월경시 불편감의 정도는 최대 5점 중 평균 $2.46{\pm}0.68$으로 보통 수준이었으며, 양상은 통증, 수분 축적, 행동변화 순이었다. 대처방법에 따른 완화정도는 행동적 대처가 $3.55{\pm}0.58$로 가장 효과적이었고 월경시 불편감과 대처행동 간에는 회피적 대처에서만 상관관계가 있어 불편감이 높은 사람일수록 회피적인 대처를 하고 있었다(r=.178, p=.001). 이상의 결과를 통해 여성근로자의 월경시 불편감을 완화하기 위하여 회피적 대처방법보다는 스스로 극복하도록 바람직한 대처방법을 모색해야하며 앞으로 월경시 불편감을 해소할 수 있는 교육프로그램 개발을 제언한다.

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