Pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan tentang menopause terhadap perubahan kualitas hidup perempuan klimakterik

• Main Authors: , YANITA TRISETIYANINGSIH, , Elsi Dwi Hapsari, S.Kp., M.S., D.S.
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2014
• Subjects: ETD
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/134304/; http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=75384
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Background: Physical and psychological changes during climacterium phase could influence quality of life in climacteric women. It is necessary for the process of adaptation to a variety of problems and changes during the climacteric period so as to improve the quality of life of climacteric women. Purpose: The purpose of the study was determine the effect of health education program on changes quality of life in climacteric women. Methods: The study was quasy experimental which used pretest and posttest nonequivalent control group design. The study was done at Gamping Kidul Village Ambarketawang Gamping Sleman in Desember 2013-April 2014. The sample consisted of 44 subjects as an intervention group and a control group of 44 subjects. The intervention group received health education in the form of lectures and discussions 4 session and 1 sessions small group practices yoga exercises. The control group was given only the booklet . Data collection used questionnaires level of knowledge about menopause, Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the WHOQOL-BREF. The analysis used is Paired t-test, Independent Samples t-test, Spearman rank correlation test and contingency coefficient. Result: The most frequent symptoms of 11 composing the MRS (n-88) was muscle and joint problems (78.6%). The quality of life scores in intervenstion group significantly improved from a mean pretest value of 51,9±6,8 to posttest value of 66,5±4,4 (mean±standard deviation) But in the control group, quality of life scores is not significantly improved from a mean pretest value of 53,7±6,4 to posttest value of 54±6,1. The Results of paired t-test showed that there was significantly difference in quality of life scores before and after the health education in intervention group with p 0.000 <0.05 and t count (14,436)>t table (2,021). But not in the control group p 0.0295> 0.05 and t count (1,059)<t table (2,021). The results of the independent test samples t-test showed the difference change quality of life between the intervention group and the control group in the physical domain, psychological domain, social domain, and domain environments with p value of 0.000 (p <0.05) and t count>t table (1.980). There is a significant relationship between parity and employment status with quality of life (p<0,05) and x2count>x2table , but not to the variables of age, duration of menopause, marital status, education level, income, and health insurance. Discussion: According to the result, health education program about menopause can lead improved quality of life in climacteric women. Keyword : menopause, health education, quality of life, climacteric women