Effect of paced breathing technique on hot flashes and quality of daily life activities among surgically menopaused women | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 50, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 693-706 PDF (377.14 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.266502 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Naglaa Fathy Fathalla Zaied1; Abeer Hassan Shamekh Taman* 1; Tahany Hassan Mohamed Alam2; Naglaa Zaki Hassan Roma1 | ||||
1Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||||
2Lecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Surgical menopause is associated with a sudden and rapid onset of symptoms, as opposed to the natural menopausal transition. Hot flashes often begin immediately after surgery due to the abrupt and complete absence of all ovarian steroids, they are severe enough to alter sleep, social activities, and the overall quality of women's life. Paced breathing is a behavioral relaxation technique that may be effective in the reduction of the severity and frequency of menopausal hot flashes. Objectives: This study was done to determine the effect of paced breathing technique on the frequency and severity of hot flashes and their interference with daily life activities among surgically menopaused women. Study design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. Methods: A convenient sample of 80 women undergone surgical menopause were recruited. Three tools for data collection were used: (1) Basic data structured interview schedule (2) Daily hot flash diary (3) Hot flash related daily interference scale Results: Significant differences were found between the two groups in the second week (p = 0.038) and third week (p = 0.001) after applying intervention in relation to hot flashes frequency also, significant differences were found between the two groups in the second and third weeks (p = 0.001) in relation to hot flashes severity. Additionally, the differences between the two groups were statistically significant after applying interventions in relation to the quality of daily life activities, where p=<0.001 in week 3. Conclusion: paced breathing technique is an effective non-pharmacological intervention in decreasing the severity and frequency of hot flashes among surgically menopaused women. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Paced breathing; Hot flashes; surgical menopause; and quality of daily life activities | ||||
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