The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial
Background: Positive psychology can improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychological approach on the quality-of-life of postmenopausal women. Methods: This randomized controlled...
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| author | Shifteh Hashemzadeh Traneh Emamgholi Khoshechin Leila Rastegari Saeedeh Zenoozian |
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| description | Background: Positive psychology can improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women.
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychological approach on the quality-of-life of postmenopausal women.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 70 eligible postmenopausal women (each group=35). The experimental group received eight telephone counseling sessions with a positive psychology approach. Data were collected using questionnaires (demographic characteristics, menopausal women's quality-of-life (MENQOL), and depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) on social media platforms (WhatsApp), before, immediately, and 2 months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using chi-square, independent t-test, Friedman, and Mann-Whitney tests in SPSS 16 software.
Results: The mean (SD) of quality-of-life score two months after the intervention in the experimental group was 15.50 (7.62) and in the control group was 25.19 (12.19). The mean quality-of-life scores in the experimental group were lower than the scores of the control group. This significant difference remained in the experimental group until follow-up, two months after the intervention (P <0.001). Friedman's test also showed that the quality-of-life variable in the experimental group had a statistically significant change in different phases (P<0.001). According to the median scores, the quality-of-life has improved over time.
Conclusion: Telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach can improve quality-of-life in postmenopausal women. Given this, it is recommended that positive interventions be used to promote mental health during menopause, among other methods to improve health.
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| spelling | doaj-art-453df789572c4f659ce6ed1136176ee72025-02-04T09:24:59ZengZanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesPreventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal2588-44412588-445X2024-11-01144697910.61186/pcnm.14.4.69The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trialShifteh Hashemzadeh0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6318-2830Traneh Emamgholi Khoshechin1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0411-7324Leila Rastegari2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7304-7086Saeedeh Zenoozian3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5469-9545Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Zanjan University of Medical Science, Zanjan, IranBackground: Positive psychology can improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychological approach on the quality-of-life of postmenopausal women. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 70 eligible postmenopausal women (each group=35). The experimental group received eight telephone counseling sessions with a positive psychology approach. Data were collected using questionnaires (demographic characteristics, menopausal women's quality-of-life (MENQOL), and depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) on social media platforms (WhatsApp), before, immediately, and 2 months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using chi-square, independent t-test, Friedman, and Mann-Whitney tests in SPSS 16 software. Results: The mean (SD) of quality-of-life score two months after the intervention in the experimental group was 15.50 (7.62) and in the control group was 25.19 (12.19). The mean quality-of-life scores in the experimental group were lower than the scores of the control group. This significant difference remained in the experimental group until follow-up, two months after the intervention (P <0.001). Friedman's test also showed that the quality-of-life variable in the experimental group had a statistically significant change in different phases (P<0.001). According to the median scores, the quality-of-life has improved over time. Conclusion: Telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach can improve quality-of-life in postmenopausal women. Given this, it is recommended that positive interventions be used to promote mental health during menopause, among other methods to improve health. https://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/article-1-874-en.htmlmenopausequality-of-lifepositive psychologytelephone counseling |
| spellingShingle | Shifteh Hashemzadeh Traneh Emamgholi Khoshechin Leila Rastegari Saeedeh Zenoozian The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal menopause quality-of-life positive psychology telephone counseling |
| title | The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality-of-life in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effect of telephone counseling with a positive psychology approach on quality of life in postmenopausal women a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | menopause quality-of-life positive psychology telephone counseling |
| url | https://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/article-1-874-en.html |
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