The Effect of Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program on Menopausal Complaints and Quality of Life

NURDİLAN SENER

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postmenopausal Women

Treatments: Other: mindfulness stress reduction program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04762095

Firat

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness stress reduction program (MBSR) applied to postmenopausal women on menopausal complaints and quality of life. The population of the study was 2626 women and the sample was composed of 55 experimental and 63 control groups, totally 118 women. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Menopausal Symptoms Assessment Scale (MSAS) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MYQOL).

Full description

Aim: The study was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness stress reduction program (MBSR) applied to postmenopausal women on menopausal complaints and quality of life.

Materials and Methods: Research is quasi-experimental. The population of the study was 2626 women and the sample was composed of 55 experimental and 63 control groups, totally 118 women. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Menopausal Symptoms Assessment Scale (MSAS) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MYQOL). In the study, an 8-week Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program was applied to the women in the experimental group. In the study, mid-test and post-test (MAAS, MSAS, MYQOL) were applied 8 and 16 weeks after the pre-test. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t test, chi-square test, ANOVA, Mauchly's test and Cronbach Alpha analysis were used to evaluate the data.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Being in menopause

• Not having any diagnosed psychiatric disease or using medication,
• Not using or not using hormone replacement therapy.

Exclusion criteria

• Having entered menopause with surgical methods,
• Not attending at least two group programs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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113 participants in 2 patient groups

The Effect of mindfulness stress reduction program Quality of Life

Experimental group

Description:

mindfulness stress reduction program reduces menopausal complaints.

Treatment:

Other: mindfulness stress reduction program

The Effect of mindfulness stress reduction program Menopausal Symptoms

Experimental group

Description:

mindfulness stress reduction program improves the quality of life of women in the menopausal period.

Treatment:

Other: mindfulness stress reduction program