Open AccessThe effect of education and awareness on the Quality-of-Life in postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Sedigheh Forouhari,
Marjan Khajehei,
Marzieh Moattari,
Mitra Mohit,
Mozhgan Safari Rad,
Haleh Ghaem
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.62563
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , psychosocial , intervention (counseling) , menopause , gerontology , health education , outpatient clinic , physical therapy , family medicine , nursing , public health , psychiatry
Women are one of the most important parts of the family and society, and community health is dependent on provision of the needs of this group. Menopause is one of the most critical stages of life among women. One of the aims of health services for all of the people in the 21(st) century is improvement of the quality-of-life. In menopausal women, the term quality-of-life incorporates its physical symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal mucosa dryness. We set out this study in order to evaluate the effect of education on the quality-of-life and the improvement of health standards in menopausal women.