The study was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness stress reduction program (MBSR) applied to postmenopausal women on menopausal complaints and quality of life. The population of the study was 2626 women and the sample was composed of 55 experimental and 63 control groups, totally 118 women. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Menopausal Symptoms Assessment Scale (MSAS) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MYQOL).
Aim: The study was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness stress reduction program (MBSR) applied to postmenopausal women on menopausal complaints and quality of life. Materials and Methods: Research is quasi-experimental. The population of the study was 2626 women and the sample was composed of 55 experimental and 63 control groups, totally 118 women. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Menopausal Symptoms Assessment Scale (MSAS) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MYQOL). In the study, an 8-week Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program was applied to the women in the experimental group. In the study, mid-test and post-test (MAAS, MSAS, MYQOL) were applied 8 and 16 weeks after the pre-test. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t test, chi-square test, ANOVA, Mauchly's test and Cronbach Alpha analysis were used to evaluate the data.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
113
mindfulness stress reduction program
NURDİLAN
Elâzığ, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey (Türkiye)
mindfulness stress reduction program reduces menopausal symptoms
Menopause Rating Scale is an 11 item scale.The five-point Likert type scale has three sub-dimensions.The higher the scores of each item, the higher the complaints, the higher the total score of the scale, the higher the menopausal complaints.
Time frame: UP TO 16 WEEKS
Mindfulness stress reduction program improves quality of life
Menopausal Quality of Life Scale is a Likert-type scale with 29 questions and consists of four domains: vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual. Each question score is from 0 to 6. The increase in the scale score indicates that the severity of the complaints increased.
Time frame: UP TO 16 WEEKS
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