The level of knowledge about menopause and attitudes towards menopause in women in the climacteric period Menopause attitudes and knowledge levels of women

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dc.contributor.authorHorasanli, Jule Eric
dc.contributor.authorDemirbas, Nur
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:38:27Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:38:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractAim: This study aimed to determine the level of awareness and knowledge about menopause in women aged 40-65 in the climacteric period, and examine the symptoms of menopause and the relationship with their attitudes towards menopause. Material and Methods: The study included 224 women who applied to Obstetrics and Family Medicine outpatient clinics. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Menopause Information and Awareness Form, Menopause Attitude Assessment Scale (ATMS), and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) were applied to the participants. Results: Among the participants, 71.0% had gone through menopause, whereas 21.0% had not, and 8.0% did not know whether they had gone through menopause or not. The mean age of the women who had gone through menopause was 47.79 +/- 4.5 years. While the mean ATMS score was 43.97 +/- 10.93, 37.9% of the women had a negative attitude (40 points and below). The mean MRS somatic complaint score was 6.43 +/- 3.74, the mean psychological complaint score was 6.21 t4.09, and the mean urogenital complaint score was 3.88t2.65. There was a moderately significant negative correlation between their ATMS scores and their menopause-related psychological complaints (p.-0.317, p<0.001). As their positive attitude towards menopause increased, theft psychological complaints decreased. As their awareness of menopause increased, their psychological complaints decreased. Discussion: Increased awareness of menopause provided a decrease in the psychological complaints of menopause. In the study, it was seen that the attitudes of women toward menopause were an effective variable in the emergence of menopause complaints. Improving the attitudes of the women towards menopause is important for reducing menopausal symptoms.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/ACAM.20632
dc.identifier.endpage446en_US
dc.identifier.issn2667-663X
dc.identifier.startpage442en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4328/ACAM.20632
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/16536
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000731638200017en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBayrakol Medical Publisheren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals Of Clinical And Analytical Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMenopauseen_US
dc.subjectClimacteric Perioden_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.titleThe level of knowledge about menopause and attitudes towards menopause in women in the climacteric period Menopause attitudes and knowledge levels of womenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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