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Coping Strategies to the Problems Associated With the Postmenopausal Women

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Background: All post-menopausal women go through estrogen deficient years, which can manifest in both physical and emotional ways. Aim: The aim of study is to assess the problems of postmenopausal women and detect the coping strategies used Subjects and methods: This is a descriptive study A total of 100 post-menopausal women were randomly recruited from postmenopausal women attending outpatient clinic of Sohag Public Hospital and AwladElyas Health Unit in Assieut . A well designed questionnaire was prepared and test of reliability showed its validity. The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire of 5domains; domain 1included socio-demographic data, domains 2and 3included prevalence of physical menopausal symptoms and coping strategies adopted and finally domains 4and 5included sexual and psychological menopausal symptoms and the adopted coping strategies to relieve these symptoms Results: Majority of women experienced Bones pain, headache and hot flushes came on top of menopausal symptoms .On the other hand, sexual and urinary symptoms were the least likely to be reported .Coping strategies were relatively successful for relieving headache , fatigue and night sweating Conclusion: The high prevalence rates of menopausal symptoms and the relative incapability of coping with them Recommendations Enhance women's awareness about menopause problems and coping with them through educational program

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10.21608/asnj.2016.58635

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Coping & Menopausal Symptoms

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Thorea

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Mahmoud

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Mohamed

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lecture of Community Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University Egypt

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Nour

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Moustafa

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El-Houda

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lecture of Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University Egypt

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Amel

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Mohamed.

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Abd El azim

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lecture of Community Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University Egypt.

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4

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7

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8893

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2016-04-01

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2019-11-13

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2016-04-01

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56

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65

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Coping Strategies to the Problems Associated With the Postmenopausal Women

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22 Jan 2023