Motivational Interviewing on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Quality of Life in on Menopausal Women

Trakya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Menopause; Nursing

Treatments: Other: Motivational interviewing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06802458

03/09/2018/4579

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: This study aims to determine the effect of motivational interviewing on healthy lifestyle behaviors and quality of life in menopausal women.

Methods: This is a randomized controlled empirical study. The study was conducted with a total of 136 women, including 68 for experimental group and 68 for control group. The data were collected using an introductory information form, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPL II) and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL). Women in the experimental group received 6 sessions of motivational interviewing and 2 follow-up interviews in two family health centers (FHCs) from the researcher. No intervention was applied to women in the control group. The data were analyzed using number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, Bonferroni test, independent samples t test and repeated ANOVA.

Enrollment: 136 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. being literate;
2. being able to make a conscious decision to participate in the study, being able to communicate verbally, and being able to sign a consent form;
3. having had menopause naturally and within the last 3 years;
4. being sexually active;
5. having no hormone replacement therapy.

Exclusion criteria

1. unwilling to continue the study;
2. having a psychiatric diagnosis according to the FHC records.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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136 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Experimental

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Motivational interviewing