The Relationships between Menopausal Symptoms, Menopausal Knowledge, Menopausal Attitude and Menopausal Management of Middle Aged Women

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doi:2012.16.1.89

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 16(1); 2012 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2012;16(1):89-99.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2012.16.1.89 Published online January 31, 2012.

The Relationships between Menopausal Symptoms, Menopausal Knowledge, Menopausal Attitude and Menopausal Management of Middle Aged Women

박춘화¹, 오은주², 박정숙²

¹고신대학교
²일신기독병원 간호부

중년여성의 폐경에 대한 증상, 지식, 태도 및 관리와의 관계

박춘화¹, 오은주², 박정숙²

¹고신대학교
²일신기독병원 간호부

Abstract

Objectives
This study was to identify the relationship between the Menopausal symptoms, Menopausal knowledge, Menopausal attitude and Menopausal management of the Middle Aged Women.
Methods
The data was collected from three hundred and five Middle Aged Women whose children are studying in K university which is located in B metropolitan city.
Results
The mean score of menopause symptoms, menopause knowledge, menopause attitude and menopause management among subjects were 41.08±8.78, 12.66±2.32, 58.67± 8.35 and 46.63±6.91 respectively. There was a positive relation between menopause symptoms and menopause knowledge (r=-.159, p=.006). But, between menopause symptoms and menopause attitude, there was a negative correlation (r=-.130, p=.023). This result showed a significant difference between menopause symptoms and the variables of age, education, job, physical health, and hobby. Also, it showed a significant correlation between menopause management and the variables of religion, income, satisfaction level with life, hobby, exercise, eating habits, eating pattern and regular medical check-up.
Conclusion
The present work suggested that it is necessary to develop nursing intervention programs to increase the ability of menopause management through further research on influential factors in menopause symptoms and menopause management.

Key Words: menopausal symptoms, menopausal knowledge, menopausal attitude, menopausal management, middle aged women