Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women : a review
Joint Authors
Simbar, Masumah
Abdi, Fatimah
Yazdkhasti, Mansurah
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 3 (31 Mar. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-03-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Menopause is described as a period of psychological difficulties that changes the lifestyle of women in multiple ways.
Menopausal women require more information about their physical and psychosocial needs.
Empowerment during the menopause can contribute to improving the perception of this stage and the importance of self-care.
It is essential to increase women’s awareness and adaptation to menopause, using empowerment programs.
The aim of this study was to review the empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women.
Evidence Acquisition : In this review, PubMed, EMBASE, ISI, and Iranian databases were scanned for relevant literature.
A comprehensive search was performed, using the combinations of the keywords "empowerment, menopause, coping with" to review relevant literature and higher education journals.
Results : Most interventions for menopause women have focused on educational intervention, physical activity/exercise, healthy diet, stress management, healthy behaviors, preventing certain diseases and osteoporosis.
Health education intervention strategy is one of the alternative strategies for improving women's attitudes and coping with menopause symptoms, identified as severalof the subcategories of health promotion programs.
Conclusions : Empowerment of menopausal women will guarantee their health during the last third of their life.
It will also help them benefit from their final years of reproductive life.
The results of the present study can pave the way for future research about women’s health promotion and empowerment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yazdkhasti, Mansurah& Simbar, Masumah& Abdi, Fatimah. 2015. Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women : a review. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-554103
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yazdkhasti, Mansurah…[et al.]. Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women : a review. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 3 (Mar. 2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-554103
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yazdkhasti, Mansurah& Simbar, Masumah& Abdi, Fatimah. Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women : a review. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2015. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-554103
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 4-5
Record ID
BIM-554103