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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey
On-line version ISSN 1025-0255
Abstract
GONZALEZ SAEZ, Yoandra et al. Educational intervention to increase knowledge on climacterium and menopause. AMC [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.1, pp. 5-14. ISSN 1025-0255.
Background: the stage of climacterium and menopause has been the reason for historical, literary and cultural references, despite the fact that in many cases it is ignored and even underestimated by women and many professionals. Objective: to increase knowledge level on climacteric and menopause in the women studied. Method: an educational intervention was conducted in women, who were seen in the Gynecology office at the University Teaching Polyclinic José Martí in Camagüey municipality, from January to August, 2010. The universe of study was constituted by 168 women, a sample of 30 patients through probabilistic random sampling was selected, which were applied an initial questionnaire in relation to knowledge about signs and symptoms, psychological disorders and consequences women may present as they begin the climacteric and menopause stage. Subsequently was implemented an educational program on the considered aspects of interest and a month later was applied the questionnaire again. Results were processed in a computerized way, statistics measures of frequency and percent distribution have been implemented, and results were presented through texts and tables. Results: before the educational intervention the 76.6 % of women identified hot flashes as one of the most frequent symptoms and the 73.3 % sweats; only 60 % of patients noticed nervousness and depression respectively as most frequent psychological alterations which may be evident in this stage, the 60 % of them pointed out family lack of understanding as one of the consequences may occur at home. Conclusions: ignorance regarding signs and symptoms in the stage of climacteric and menopause prevailed, psychological alterations which may be evident, as well as the consequences may occur at homes of the women studied, which was modified after the educational intervention.
Keywords : INTERVENTION STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE; EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND TOOLS; CLIMACTERIC [PSYCHOLOGY]; MENOPAUSE [PSYCHOLOGY]; WOMEN.