Περίληψη:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured education program on lifestyle habits, which is also incorporating teaching on deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided visualization, in the control of various components of the climacteric symptomatology in peri- and postmenopausal women. Sixty-one women aged 40–65 years with varying climacteric and stress symptoms were included in this study. Women were randomly assigned to the intervention group (31) or the control group (30). The intervention group followed an 8-week stress management program. The following parameters were assessed at baseline and at the end of the 8-week follow-up period in both groups: climacteric symptoms (Green Climacteric Scale (GCS)), sleep quality (Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)), mood status (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale), and health-related control (health locus of control (HLC)). A mixed-model ANOVA showed significant time × group × GCS interaction (within subjects: F = 23.830, p value<0.001; between subjects: F = 39.078, p value<0.001). With regard to HLC, there was a non-significant between subjects but a significant within-subjects effect (HLC × group × time, F = 3.848, p value = 0.024). Regarding DASS scores, there was a significant between-subjects’ effect (F = 10.258, p value = 0.003) but a non-significant within-subjects’ effect. With regard to PSQI, the analysis showed significant within-subjects’ effects (PSQI × group × time: F = 4.691, p value = 0.003) and non-significant between-subjects’ effects (F = 0.022, p = 0.883). Finally, regarding RSS, there was a significant within-subjects’ (RSS × group × time, F = 4.183, p value = 0.029) but non-significant between-subjects’ effect (F = 1.582, p value = 0.213). Stress management may offer an alternative approach to the management of climacteric symptoms. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.
Συγγραφείς:
Augoulea, A.
Palaiologou, A.
Christidi, F.
Armeni, E.
Soureti, A.
Alexandrou, A.
Panoulis, K.
Chroussos, G.
Zervas, I.
Lambrinoudaki, I.
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adult; aged; anxiety; Article; climacterium; controlled study; depression; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; diaphragmatic breathing; female; follow up; genital system disease assessment; Green Climacteric Scale; guided imagery; human; locus of control; major clinical study; menopausal syndrome; mood; Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale; physiological stress; pilot study; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; postmenopause; program effectiveness; progressive muscle relaxation; randomized controlled trial; relaxation training; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; self esteem; sleep quality; stress management; menopause, Climacteric; Female; Humans; Menopause; Postmenopause
