The Effect of Yoga Training on Menopausal Symptoms on Menopausal Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 62
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- menopause rating scale
Overview
Brief Summary
Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an important part of women's life, it is thought that the adoption of yoga practice without health risks by women and its implementation as a lifestyle may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women. In line with this information, it is aimed to determine the effect of yoga training on menopausal symptoms. The research will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-60 in Famagusta region. Women will be divided into two groups as intervention and control. Personal information form and menopause rating scale will be used in the research. The intervention group will be given yoga practice two days a week for 10 weeks. Menopause rating scale will be applied to the intervention and control group before and after the research.
Detailed Description
Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an important part of women's life, it is thought that the adoption of yoga practice without health risks by women and its implementation as a lifestyle may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women. In line with this information, it is aimed to determine the effect of yoga training on menopausal symptoms. The research will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-60 in Famagusta region. Women will be divided into two groups as intervention and control. Personal information form and menopause rating scale will be used in the research. The intervention group will be given yoga practice two days a week for 10 weeks. Menopause rating scale will be applied to the intervention and control group before and after the research.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Sequential
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 40 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Willing to participate in research,
- •Can read and write in Turkish,
- •Open to communication,
- •Those who are between the ages of 40-60 and do not experience menstruation for at least one year, Do not use medication to treat menopausal symptoms,
- •No diagnosed musculoskeletal disease, no severe heart disease,
- •Not doing regular exercise and yoga,
- •Not surgically menopausal,
- •Women without psychiatric problems
Exclusion Criteria
- •Refusing to participate in research,
- •Can't read and write Turkish,
- •Communication is not possible,
- •Those who are younger than 40 or older than 60 have experienced menstruation for at least one year
- •Using medication for the treatment of menopausal symptoms,
- •Those with a diagnosed musculoskeletal disease, severe heart disease,
- •Doing regular exercise and yoga,
- •Surgically menopausal, Women with psychiatric problems
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
menopause rating scale
Time Frame: 3 months
It was developed in German by Schneider et al. In 1992 to measure the severity of menopausal symptoms and was adapted to English in 1996. MRT was adapted to Turkish by Gürkan in our country in 2005. There are "0 = None", "1 = Mild", "2 = Moderate", "3 = Severe" and "4 = Very severe" options for each item in the Likert-type scale consisting of 11 items including menopausal complaints. The total score of the scale is calculated based on the scores given for each item. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 44.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Arzu Abiç
Senior İnstructor
Eastern Mediterranean University