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Effect Of Awareness and Occupatıonal Practıces On Menopausal Women's Psychologıcal Wellbeıng And Menopausal Symptoms
Sponsor: Kafkas University
Summary
Non-drug methods are frequently preferred in menopausal symptoms, especially in mental effects, and their effectiveness on symptoms is remarkable. Non-drug methods mainly used in the management of postmenopausal symptoms are sports, avoiding bad habits, paying attention to diet and increasing fluid intake, wearing comfortable clothes. In addition, there are many supportive methods such as stress reduction meditation practices, garden therapies, breathing and physical exercise practices, aromatherapy. Among the most frequently used coping methods of women experiencing menopausal symptoms such as irritability and anxiety/anxiety, it was found that 'paying attention to different things (housework, cleaning, cooking, handicrafts, etc.)' was among the most frequently used coping methods. In this direction, it is thought that occupational practice may have positive effects on menopausal symptoms in women. Engagement practices are one of the methods widely used in recent years to cope with anxiety, depression and stress. Our study aimed to measure the effectiveness of mindfulness-based practices on menopausal symptoms and psychological well-being in menopausal women by blending mindfulness-based practices and busyness practices, and in this sense, it is anticipated that it will make a significant contribution to the literature. Objective: This study will be conducted to determine the effect of mindfulness-based and occupational practices on psychological well-being and menopausal symptoms in menopausal women. Materials and Methods: The research will be conducted as a randomised controlled experimental study in a four-group, parallel, pretest-posttest design. The research is planned to be conducted between December 2024 and December 2025. The population of the study consists of women in menopause who applied to the ASM in the centre of Kars between December 2024 and December 2025. The sample of the study will consist of women who meet the inclusion criteria among these women. As a result of the power analysis performed in the G\*Power version 3.1.9.7 programme, it was determined that a total of 76 participants, at least 19 people in each of the intervention and control groups, with a sample size, 95% confidence, 95% test power (1-ß), 0.05% margin of error level, d = 0.25 effect size (Kang, 2021). Considering 10% possible data loss in the study, it was planned to include 20 women in each of the intervention and control groups.
Official title: The Effect Of Mındfulness-Based and Occupatıonal Practıces On Psychologıcal Well-Beıng and Menopausal Symptoms In Menopausal Women: A Randomısed Controlled Trıal
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2024-12-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-08-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Mindfulness Based Practices
Experiment 1 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session; face-to-face meeting with the women in the experimental group and then general information about the definition, purpose and applications of the mindfulness-based practice will be given, and the lack of information about the practice, if any, will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. In the first session, before starting the Awareness Practice, women will be focused on the moment with a 3-minute breathing exercise and then continue with the raisin exercise.
Occupational Practices
Experiment 2 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session, the women in the experimental group will be introduced face-to-face and then general information will be given about the definition, purpose and applications of the occupational practice, and the lack of information about the practice will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. Before starting the Busyness Practice, women will be asked to choose the practice that they can do within the scope of the busyness practice such as 'hand knitting, wood painting, charcoal, origami, bead work, jewellery design, painting tables with
Mindfulness-Based Occupational Practice
Experiment 3 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session, the women in the experimental group will be introduced face-to-face and then general information will be given about the definition, purpose and applications of the occupational practice, and the lack of information about the practice will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. In the first session, before starting the Mindfulness-Based Engagement Practice, women will be focused on the moment with a 3-minute breathing exercise, followed by a raisin exercise.
Locations (1)
Kafkas University
Kars, Turkey (Türkiye)