The Effect of Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and Mindfulness on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Menopausal Symptoms; Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT04731402
• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure, laughter yoga and Mindfulness stress reduction program on menopausal symptoms and quality of life.Menopausal period, which is one of the life stages, causes physiological changes and can decrease the quality of life.

The research is a randomized controlled trial. 180 women who meet the conditions for research will be included in the study. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Personal Information Form,Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale.

Detailed Description

On average, one third of a woman's life passes during menopause. The menopausal period is an important period that brings many physical and psychological changes with it and significantly affects the disease process and the family and society. Cultural and ethnic characteristics of the society are among the important factors that affect women's attitudes towards menopause and the meaning of middle age for women.women seek ways to deal with menopausal symptoms.

women prefer drug-free coping methods. Mindfulness stress reduction program, yoga and laughter yoga are an alternative way to reduce menopausal symptoms.. These methods can reduce the complaints and increase the quality of life. For this reason, the effect should be determined in the menopausal period.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-28
• Study Start: 2021-02
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-04
• Study Completion: 2021-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• in the menopausal period

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of psychiatric illness using psychiatric medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program Effects on menopausal quality of life	Up to 12 weeks	Menopausal Quality of Life Scale is a Likert-type scale with 29 questions and consists of four domains: vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual. Each question score is from 0 to 6. The increase in the scale score indicates that the severity of the complaints increased.
Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program Effects on menopause symptoms	Up to 12 weeks	Menopause Rating Scale is an 11 item scale.The five-point Likert type scale has three sub-dimensions.The higher the scores of each item, the higher the complaints, the higher the total score of the scale, the higher the menopausal complaints.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacer; 🇹🇷 Malatya, Battalgazi, Turkey