IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON MENOPAUSAL WOMEN QUALITY OF LIFE

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1 Nursing specialist in Health Technical Institute in El-Mansoura city ministry of health

2 Maternity and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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Aim: to evaluate the impact of educational sessions on menopausal women’ quality of life. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to conduct the study on 150 postmenopausal women working at the administrative offices of Mansoura University Hospital, they were divided into two groups: intervention group who received the awareness raising program about enhancing their quality of life and control group who did not provided with any education. Data were collected using two tools; interview questionnaire to assess the general characteristics of women at baseline and a modified Hilditch questionnaire to assess quality of life at baseline and three and six months after enrollment. Results, indicated that the total MENQOL scores were significantly decreased at 3rd and 6th months of enrollment compared to base scores in the study groups (109.2 ±19.3 at baseline, 84.6 ±31.9 at 3rd month and 70.9 ±31.9 at 6th month). Conclusion: it can be concluded that educational sessions were effective in reducing the total MENQOL score. Recommendation based on the study findings distribute such important information regarding improving menopause women quality of life among women in different sites & places and to raise the community awareness regarding menopause women needs for proper health information and care.

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