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Filiz Polat1, Ilksen Orhan2, Didem Şimşek Küçükkelepçe3
1Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Turkey.
Purpose:
To determine the effect of perceived social support of menopausal women on their menopausal complaints.
Design And Methods:
This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 505 women. The data were obtained using personal information form, menopause rating scale, and multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Frequency, percentage, t test, analysis of variance Skewness and Kurtosis (±1) and correlation were used in the analysis of the data.
Findings:
In the study, it was found that there was a positive and significant relationship between menopausal symptoms and social support, and menopausal symptoms decreased as social support increased.
Practice Implications:
Nurses should provide consultancy for women to increase their social support systems to decrease their menopausal complaints.
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