Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model on the quality of life, sleep quality and depressive symptom status of women in surgical menopause. Design: The study was a single-center, randomized, controlled trial. Setting: This study was carried out in the gynecology clinic of a training and research hospital in Türkiye. Method: The participants were randomized into two equal groups: intervention and control. The nursing support program developed in addition to routine nursing care was applied to the intervention group. Routine nursing care was given to the women in the control group. Data were collected with "Personal Information Form", "Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnare", "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index" and "Perimenopausal Depression Scale". Hypothesis: H0-a: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the quality of life of women who have undergone surgical menopause. H0-b: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the sleep quality of women who have undergone surgical menopause. H0-c: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the depressive symptom status of women who have undergone surgical menopause.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
77
It was discussed about the operation and surgical menopause that the woman will undergo after hospitalization for the operation. Education was given including the problems experienced during menopause and the approaches used to cope with them. Progressive relaxation exercises were taught and practiced. In order to carry out these procedures, an interview of approximately 45-60 minutes was held with each woman. During the program, four planned meetings were held. One of them was face-to-face and the others were phone calls. During the phone calls, the symptoms experienced by the women and their coping methods were discussed and the questions of the women were answered. The average of each phone call was 20-30 minutes.
Routine nursing care was given to the control group. The clinical routine has not been exceeded. It includes discharge training for the surgery.
Ordu University
Ordu, Turkey (Türkiye)
Life quality
Women's quality of life was evaluated with the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 4 sub-dimensions. The score for each dimension is calculated separately. High scores from the questionnaire indicate low quality of life.
Time frame: 6 months
Sleep quality
Sleep quality of women was evaluated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The index consists of 7 sub-dimensions. The score for each dimension is calculated separately.
Time frame: 6 months
Depressive symptom status
Depressive symptom status of women was evaluated with the Perimenopausal Depression Scale. The scale consists of 5 subscales. Minimum point is "0" an maximum point is "48".
Time frame: 6 months
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