Menopause uncertainty: the impact of two educational interventions among women during menopausal transition and beyond
Fateme Afshari, Narjes Bahri, Moosa Sajjadi, Mohammad Reza Mansoorian, Hamid Reza Tohidinik
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Menopause is a natural part of women's lives, which is associated with physical and mental changes and can lead to uncertainty and consequent undesirable effects in the lives of menopausal women. The present study was conducted to compare the impact of multimedia and booklet educational methods on the uncertainty about menopause during this transition period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: < 0.001) after the interventions. CONCLUSIONS: Although the findings of this study did not show a significant difference between the effect of multimedia and booklet educational methods in postmenopausal women, the high level of uncertainty of women before intervention and its significant reduction after the implementation of the educational programs indicated the importance of education throughout this period.