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Park, Lee, and Cho: A Study on Climacteric Symptoms, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management in Middle-Aged Women
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2002; 8(4): 521-528.

Published online: 4 June 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2002.8.4.521

A Study on Climacteric Symptoms, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management in Middle-Aged Women

Hyoung Sook Park*, Yun Mi Lee**, Gyoo Yeong Cho**

*Professor, Nursing Department, College of Medicine, Pusan national University, Korea.

**Instructor, Nursing Department, College of Medicine, Pusan national University, Korea.

Received 16 September 2002       Accepted 11 November 2002

Copyright © 2002 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms, knowledge of menopause, menopausal management, in middle-aged women. The subjects of this study were 209 women from 40 to 64 years of age. The data was analyzed using SPSS program for t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients.
The results of the study were as follows :

  1. The characteristic variables significantly related to self reported climacteric symptoms were education(F=6.371, p<0.001), income (F=4.481, p<0.05), mensturation state(t=-2.004, p<0.05), mensturation cycle(t=-2.039, p<0.05), hormone therapy(t=2.107, p<0.05), health condition(F=21.111, p<0.001).

  2. The characteristic variables significantly related to knowledge of menopause were education(F=6.580, p<0.001), health condition (F=3.487, p<0.05).

  3. The characteristic variable significantly related to menopausal management was income(F=3.080, p<0.05).

  4. The relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms and menopausal management was statistically significant with a negative correlation(r=-0.323, p<0.05).

In conclusion, climacteric symptoms - based complaints by middle-aged women was negatively correlated to menopausal management. Therefore, health promotions designed to increase climacteric women's health should be a planned program based on results of the study.

Keywords: Middle-Aged Women, Climacteric Symptoms, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management

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