A psycho-educational program for improving women's attitudes and coping with menopause symptoms

Area of Science:

• Women's Health
• Psychology
• Menopause Management

Background:

• Menopause is a natural biological transition associated with various physical and psychological symptoms.
• Negative attitudes towards menopause can exacerbate symptom perception and impact quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the effect of a psycho-educational program on women's attitudes toward menopause.
• To evaluate the program's impact on perceived menopause symptom severity.
• To explore the relationship between attitudes and symptom severity.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental design was employed with data collected at baseline and 3 months post-intervention.
• Eighty-two healthy women aged 40-60 participated; 36 in the intervention group and 46 in the control group.
• The intervention involved 10 weekly sessions providing information and facilitating experience sharing on menopause.

Main Results:

• A negative correlation was observed between attitudes toward menopause and symptom severity.
• Program participants showed significant improvements in attitudes and reductions in symptom severity compared to baseline.
• The intervention group demonstrated greater improvements than the control group.

Conclusions:

• Psycho-educational programs combining information delivery and experiential processing can enhance menopause attitudes.
• Such programs may effectively reduce perceived menopause symptom severity.
• Improving attitudes and reducing symptoms can lead to an improved quality of life for women experiencing menopause.