Stress and Marital Adaptation among Menopausal Working Women | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 61-80 PDF (392.93 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2024.335088 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Lamiaa Mansour Yousif Ali1; Salwa Abbas Ali Hassan2; Asmaa Ali Elsayed Ali3 | ||||
| 1B.SC.N., Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing – Zagazig University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing – Zagazig University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Background: The change in a woman's life from being fertile to infertile is known as menopause and it is a bio psychological process. Aim of the study: was to assess stress and marital adaptation among menopausal working women. Subjects and Methods: Design: A descriptive cross sectional was utilized. Setting: The current study was conducted at Zagazig University among menopausal working women. Subjects: About 160 menopausal working women made up the purposive sample. Tools: Data from three sources were used: Tool I; structured interview form consists of demographics, medical history, and menstrual history, Tool II: Arabic version perceived stress scale and Tool III: dyadic adjustment scale. Results: About 83.1% of the study sample had moderate stress level and 75% of them had maximum level of marital adaptation. Highly statistically significant relation was found between marital adaptation and stress level. Conclusion: Menopausal working women's ability to adjust to marriage is negatively impacted by stress. Recommendation: Nursing interventions that use different stress management approaches to reduce stress may aid in successful marital adaptation. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Stress; marital adaptation; menopause; working women | ||||
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