Effects of health coaching on menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women

This study aimed to determine the effects of health coaching on reducing menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. Methods This randomized controlled study was performed on 94 postmenopausal and perimenopausal women aged 45 to 55 years. The participants were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, health coaching was performed in five coaching sessions biweekly (30-45 minutes each) by a midwifery coach. The primary outcome of this study was the menopausal score based on the modified Kupperman Index at 4 months after randomization. Depression (based on Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale), physical activity (based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire), quality of life (based on the 12-Item Short-Form Survey), smoking, alcohol intake, and anthropometric indices were also evaluated as secondary outcomes. Results There was a significant mean difference between the coaching and control groups in terms of change in the scores of menopausal symptoms from baseline (T0) to 4 months after the intervention (T1; −12.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], −10.59 to −14.42; P = 0.001). Moreover, a significant mean difference was observed between the two groups in terms of change in depression symptoms from T0 to T1 (−5.72; 95% CI, −7.61 to −3.83; P
Source: Menopause - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research