?quality of life. Problem related to life-management difficulty, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Support group: four meetings, each meeting will be 120 min. Each meeting includes two sections (each section 60 min) which will be designed every week. Intervention 2: Self directed le
Lifestyle
Support group: four meetings, each meeting will be 120 min. Each meeting includes two sections (each section 60 min) which will be designed every week.
Self directed learning group will be given four Guide books during four weeks.
No intervention in control group
Sponsors
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Uiversity of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 67 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Healthy Iranian married women who have not had a hysterectomy, ability to read and write, Muslim, ceasing menstruation for 2-7 years, not using cigarette, Body mass Index (BMI) below of 30 Kg/m², not belonging to health care staff, have not used hormone replacement therapy during the preceding 6 months. Exclusion criteria: not willing to continue participation in per stage of study, not answering at least to one question in questionnaire, irregularly participating in weekly meetings, Happening unpleasant events during study , suffering from physically or emotional disease during study, using hormone replacement therapy during study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life score. Timepoint: after 3 month. Method of measurement: Menopause specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Keshavarz
School of Nursing and Midwifery,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed