Effectiveness Of Weight Bearing Exercise On Menopausal Problems Among Menopausal Women

Abstract

Menopause is the term used to describe the Natural and Permanent cessation of the monthly female reproductive cycles, which is typically exhibited by a persistent lack of menstruation and monthly periods. The goal of the study was to compare the effects of weight-bearing activities on menopausal symptoms in experimental and control groups of menopausal women. The theoretical foundation is based on an updated version of Weidenbach's Clinical Nursing Theory. (1964). The study was carried out in the Karumbukuppam village, Gummidipoondi taluk, Thiruvallur district, using a true experimental design with an evaluation technique. Using a simple random sampling technique, 60 menopausal women who fit the inclusion requirements were chosen, and the experimental and control groups received 30 samples each. Age, education, occupation, religion, age at menarche, menstrual cycle, days of flow, duration of cycle pattern, menstrual marital status, number of children, and delivery method were the factors chosen for the study. The Semantic Differential Scale for Sleep Disruption and the Modified Numerical Categorical Scale for Low Back Pain were the tools utilised to gauge the severity of menopausal symptoms. The same tool was used for the Pre test. The postmenopausal women in the experimental group performed weight-bearing exercises like wall push-ups, chair squats, shrugs, leg raises, and brisk walking every morning. When it came time for the follow-up test, the same instrument was used. Those in the Control group took the Post test without any moderating input. Data analysis made use of both descriptive and inferential statistics. The members of the Experimental group had their “Mean” score for sleep disruption was 2.13 with a “Standard Deviation” of 0.68, and after the test, it was 1.17 with a similar “Standard Deviation”. The computed t value was 10.8, and at the p0.001 level, it was statistically extremely significant. The "Mean" score for low back pain decreased from 3.20 (with a standard deviation of 1.03) to 1.90 (with a standard deviation of 0.92) in the post test. The calculated "t" value was 15.28, which was highly significant at the p0.001 level. No significant difference in menopausal symptoms between the control and experimental groups was predicted under the null hypothesis before and after weight-bearing exercises, was thus disproved. In order to achieve the desired results, Nurse Midwife must continue to advocate weight bearing exercise for menopausal women.