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Area of Science:

  • Women's Health
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Psychological Interventions

Background:

  • Menopausal symptoms significantly impact midlife women's quality of life, often inadequately addressed by standard clinical guidelines.
  • A lack of effective coping strategies contributes to frequent primary care visits for persistent menopausal symptom complaints.
  • Holistic approaches are needed to manage the multifaceted challenges of menopause.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a point-of-care mindfulness-based meditation protocol for menopausal symptom management.
  • To assess the intervention's impact on women's coping self-efficacy.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in alleviating menopausal symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 20 women participated in a short in-person meditation session followed by an 8-week home practice.
  • Pre- and post-intervention assessments included self-reported measures of menopausal symptoms (Menopausal Rating Scale) and coping self-efficacy (Coping Self-Efficacy Scale).
  • Statistical analyses included t tests for pre-post comparisons and Pearson correlation coefficients to examine relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • 78% of women reported improved coping self-efficacy, and 89% experienced alleviated menopausal symptoms.
  • Statistically significant improvements were observed in both Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (t17 = 4.19, P < .001) and Menopausal Rating Scale scores (t17 = 4.78, P < .001).
  • A significant negative correlation (r = -0.49, P = .039) indicated that decreased menopausal symptoms were associated with improved coping self-efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • Mindfulness-based meditation is a feasible and effective intervention for midlife women experiencing menopausal symptoms.
  • This intervention empowers women with enhanced coping self-efficacy, leading to significant symptom alleviation.
  • Integrating mindfulness practices into standard care can improve outcomes for women navigating menopause.