Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

P. Shanthi ¹, Merlin Jeyapal ²

Affiliations
1 Maternity Health Nursing Department, C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing and Allied Sciences, Pasumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing and Allied Sciences, Pasumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

This study is indented to assess the level of coping, family support and quality of life by using the standardized Likert's scale on coping, family support and WHO scale on quality of life to assess the women health based on all dimensions. The study was based on the Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Model (1996).

A quantitative approach was used and survey approach was selected for this study. Research design for the study, that is non- experimental descriptive design. Pretesting of the tools was done to test the simplicity of the tools. It was found to be simple and applicable. Pilot study was carried out to find out the feasibility. Findings of the study: Majority of women who had undergone hysterectomy (98%) had moderate level of coping. 66 percentage of the women who had undergone hysterectomy had high level of family support, 34% had moderate level of family support. There was a significant association between QOL and demographic variables such as age, education, occupation, family monthly income and residence of women who had undergone hysterectomy. There was a significant association between QOL and selected variables such as number of children, sex of living children, indication for surgery and surgery approach of women who had undergone hysterectomy.

Keywords

Coping, Family Support, Quality of Life of Women (QOL), Women Undergone Hysterectomy, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) And Scatter Diagram.

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P. Shanthi ¹

Affiliations
1 Meenakshi College of Nursing, Madurai, IN

Abstract

A study to assess the effectiveness of yoga therapy on menopausal symptoms. To find out the pre and posttest level of menopausal symptoms among the postmenopausal women in the experimental and the control group. To evaluate the effect of yoga therapy on menopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women. The conceptual framework for the study was derived from general system theory. It was developed by Von Ludwig Bertanlaffy (1972), credited with originating the idea of general system. Methodology -The research design selected for the study was experimental pre and posttest design control group. The posttest II mean score was significantly lesser in the experimental group than the posttest II mean score of the control group. Findings - T here was a significant reduction in posttest II than the posttest I score in the experimental group than the control group. Therefore, there was a significant reduction on menopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women in the experimental group, it is inferred that the intervention was effective in reducing the menopausal symptoms. There is a significant association between the menopausal symptoms and the demographic variables namely, educational status (X²value= 9.12 at p ’value 0.26).There is a significant association between the pretest level of menopausal symptoms and the demographic variable namely, when the menstrual cycle first became irregular (x²-value= 14.20 at p ’ value 0.002), sterilization (x²-value=4.43 at p ’ value 0.035). Recommendations -The researcher suggested that regular practice of yoga therapy were effective in minimizing the menopausal symptoms. A comparative study can be conducted between rural and urban women.

Keywords

Quality of Life of Women (QOL), Women Undergone Hysterectomy, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Menopausal Symptoms, Postmenopausal Women, World Menopause Day, Hot Flash, Yoga Therapy-Vitamin Y And Line Diagram.

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