The Impact of Nursing Intervention on Blood Pressure and Stress among perimenopausal Women | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 54, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2020, Page 833-845 PDF (639.36 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.191877 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Seham Mohamed Abd Elalem1; Samira E. Aboalizm1; Samah Mohamed Elhomosy2 | ||||
| 1Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia, University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The years proximate to menopause are accompanied by an increase in blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension that may lead to complaints that attributed to menopause. High blood pressure is a potentially life-threatening condition that affects some menopausal women and is linked to heart attacks and strokes.This study aimed to assess the impact of nursing intervention on blood pressure and stress among perimenopausal women. Quasi-experimental research design was conducted to meet the aim of the study. The research was carried out at outpatient clinic of the University Hospital and Shebin El-kom Teaching Hospital in the Shebin El-kom District. Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. A purposive sample for a group of 100 perimenopausal women with stage I hypertension was chosen at random. Study group received a structured instruction and planned clinical supervision about relaxation techniques which include progressive muscle relaxation & guided imagery and walking exercise program as well nursing and medical routine care provided in the outpatient clinic, while the control group follow nursing and medical routine care provided in the outpatient clinic. The data gathering instruments were Instrument I: structured interview questionnaire. Instrument II: physiological measurements. Instrument III: Perceived stress scale. The main findings of the study were there is no statistically significant difference between a study and a control group for systolic and diastolic blood pressure mean at pretest while at posttest there is statistically significant decrease in a mean value of systolic and diastolic blood pressure for a study group than a control group. There is a highly statistically significant reduction for both stress level and the mean value for a study group than a control group at posttest and follow up following the nursing intervention. The study concluded that nursing intervention which includes progressive muscle relaxation & guided imagery and walking exercise program can improve their knowledge, decrease stress and blood pressure among premenopausal women. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| nursing intervention; blood pressure; stress; perimenopausal women | ||||
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