Menopause is the time of life when menstrual cycles cease. Women typically spend 30-40% of their lives in menopause. Individual experiences of menopause vary and although some women do not experience any significant symptoms, common symptoms include vasomotor dysfunction, vaginal dryness, mood changes, sleep disturbances, urinary incontinence, cognitive changes, somatic complaints and sexual dysfunction. Reduced quality of life can occur as a result of these symptoms. A mobile app has been developed to reduce the impact of these symptoms using a variety of behavioral change techniques including education, goal setting, motivational enhancement, social support and cognitive behavioral approaches. Participants will complete self report assessments of women's symptoms and QOL at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks of app use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
App to improve symptoms of menopause
Educational materials about symptoms of menopause
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hot Flush Rating Scale
A measure of self-reported hot flashes, night sweats and/or severity of hot flashes typically using a dairy to record the frequency and severity of hot flashes using a 4-point scale: mild, moderate, severe, very severe to provide a hot flash index (sum of the number of hot flashes multiplied by severity).
Time frame: 6 weeks
Women's Health Questionnaire
The Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) is a measure of mid-aged women's emotional and physical health.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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