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The Effect of Nursing Support Program for Women in Surgical Menopause on Their Life Quality

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Quality of Life
Nursing Caries
Surgical Menopause
Interventions
Other: Nursing support program
Other: Routine nursing care
Registration Number
NCT05809960
Lead Sponsor
Mehtap Gümüşay
Brief Summary

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model on the quality of life, sleep quality and depressive symptom status of women in surgical menopause.

Design: The study was a single-center, randomized, controlled trial. Setting: This study was carried out in the gynecology clinic of a training and research hospital in Türkiye.

Method: The participants were randomized into two equal groups: intervention and control. The nursing support program developed in addition to routine nursing care was applied to the intervention group. Routine nursing care was given to the women in the control group. Data were collected with "Personal Information Form", "Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnare", "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index" and "Perimenopausal Depression Scale".

Hypothesis:

H0-a: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the quality of life of women who have undergone surgical menopause.

H0-b: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the sleep quality of women who have undergone surgical menopause.

H0-c: Nursing support program developed in line with the Roy Adaptation Model has no effect on the depressive symptom status of women who have undergone surgical menopause.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
77
Inclusion Criteria
  • To have undergone surgical menopause
  • To be literate
  • To agree to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • To have natural menopause before the operation
  • To have an oncological disease
  • To have a psychiatric disease
  • To use sleeping pills
  • To use hormonal therapy
  • To have physical and mental disability
  • To have barrier to communication

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Investigation GroupNursing support programEducation was given, which was prepared in line with the Roy Adaptation Theory and considering the literature, including the problems experienced in menopausal periods and the approaches used to cope with them. The progressive relaxation exercise was explained and taught to the women and the first application was provided with the instructions. "Menopause and Life" booklet prepared in line with Roy Adaptation Theory was given to support the education given and to remember the information afterwards.
Control GroupRoutine nursing careRoutine nursing care was given to the control group. The clinical routine has not been exceeded.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Life quality6 months

Women's quality of life was evaluated with the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 4 sub-dimensions. The score for each dimension is calculated separately. High scores from the questionnaire indicate low quality of life.

Sleep quality6 months

Sleep quality of women was evaluated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The index consists of 7 sub-dimensions. The score for each dimension is calculated separately.

Depressive symptom status6 months

Depressive symptom status of women was evaluated with the Perimenopausal Depression Scale. The scale consists of 5 subscales. Minimum point is "0" an maximum point is "48".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ordu University

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Ordu, Turkey

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