Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 11 Issue 1
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- Pages.27-37
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- 2005
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Comparative Study on Climacteric Symptoms, Knowledge of Menopause and Menopausal Management of Middle Aged Women between Urban and Rural Areas
도시와 농촌 중년여성의 갱년기 증상, 폐경지식 및 폐경관리 비교 연구
- Ju, Hyeon-Ok (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Donga University) ;
- Seo, Ji-Min (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan Nation University) ;
- Hwang, Jin-Hee (Department of Nursing, Geochang Provincial College) ;
- Park, Hyoung-Sook (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan Nation University) ;
- Lee, En-Nam (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Donga University) ;
- Hwang, Sun-Kyung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan Nation University)
- 주현옥 (동아대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 서지민 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 황진희 (거창전문대학 간호과) ;
- 박형숙 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 이은남 (동아대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 황선경 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
- Published : 2005.03.20
Abstract
Purpose: This study compared climacteric symptoms, knowledge of menopause and menopausal management of middle aged women living in urban and rural areas. Method: The study subjects included 287 women aged 40-64 years in P city and G town. The instruments used in this study were a climacteric symptoms scale and knowledge of menopause and a menopausal management scale. Data was analyzed with SPSS Win 10.0. Result: The mean age of middle-aged women living in urban areas was 47.9 years and that of women in rural areas was 48.0 years. The mean score of the climacteric symptoms of middle-aged women living in urban and rural areas was 48.8 and 50.4 respectively, and was not significantly different. The mean score of the knowledge of menopause of middle-aged women living in urban areas was higher than that of women in rural areas (p=.017). In addition, the mean score of the menopausal management of middle-aged women living in rural areas was higher than that of women in urban areas. Conclusion: This study suggests that not only general characteristics but also living areas should be considered in developing nursing interventions to manage the climacteric symptoms of middle aged women.