Effect of Self Care Guideline on the Quality of Life among Women With menopausal symptoms

Abstract

Background Women spend over one‑third of their life in postmenopausal period Regarding this issue, considering the quality of life for women in postmenopausal period , The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self care guidelines on the quality of life among women with menopausal symptoms. The quasi-experimental Design(time series design) was conducted in Obstetrics and Gynecology hospital in Elminia city. The purposive sample technique was used to recruit one hundred of menopausal women Tools Interviewing sheet, Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL). Results of the study illustrated that there were a strong association between severity of menopausal as vasomotor, somatic, , psychosomatic, urogenital symptoms and lower level of QOL during the menopausal period. There were a significant differences between Pre and post intervention regarding total mean score of quality of life of the menopausal women The study concluded that guideline is an effective complementary health approach for improving quality of life in menopausal women. Recommendations Self-care guideline should be used in health care centers as a routine care for menopausal women.