A Study on hardiness, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management among Middle Aged Women

Shin, Hye Sook; Kwon, Sook Hee

doi:1999.5.2.213

J Korean Acad Women Health Nurs > Volume 5(2); 1999 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 1999;5(2):213-223.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.1999.5.2.213

A Study on hardiness, Knowledge of Menopause, Menopausal Management among Middle Aged Women

Hye Sook Shin, Sook Hee Kwon

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of hardiness, knowledge of menopause, menopausal management of the middle aged women to identify the variables that show differences in the hardiness, knowledge of menopause and menopausal management of middle aged women and to investigate the relationship among hardiness, menopausal knowledge and menopausal management of the middle aged women. The subjects were 132 middle-aged women and belonged to the age between 40 and 60. They were selected in Pusan, Korea. Data were collected from Oct. to Nov., 1998 by means of a structured questionnaire. The instruments used for this were the hardiness scale developed by Song In Sook and Song Ae Ri and the menopausal management scale developed by Song Ae Ri. The results were as follows 1. The mean score of hardiness was 2.83, in minimum score 1.24 tomaximun score 5.04. The mean score of knowledge of menopausal was 0.68, in minimum score 0.21 to maximum score 0.71. the mean score of menopausal management was 2.26, in minimum score 1.35 to maximum score 3.18. 2. In the relation between social demographic and hardiness there were significant differences in the health condition, income, supportive person. In relation between social demographic and menopausal knowledge there were significant differences in the health condition, family members. In the menopausal management there was significant differences in the marital state. 3. There was significant correlation between the hardiness and menopausal management of middle aged women(r=-0.208,p=0.017). 4. There was not significant correlation between the knowledge of menopause and menopausal management(r=0.001, p=0.992). These findings suggest the need to develop nursing strategy to improve the power of hardiness in middle aged women. hardiness is important to improve the menopausal management of middle aged women.

Key Words: Menopausal Management; Middle Aged Women