Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-19 @ 5:34 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:29 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06413875
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-14
First Post:
2024-05-07
Brief Title:
Effectiveness of Education Specific to Menopause Symptoms
Sponsor:
Bartın Unıversity
Organization:
Bartın Unıversity
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effect of Menopausal Symptoms Specific Education Given to Women in Menopause Via WhatsApp on Quality of Life and Genital Self-Image
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Objective To determine the effect of menopausal symptom-specific education given to menopausal women via WhatsApp on their quality of life and genital self-image
Methods The population of the study which has a classical experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was comprised of women between the ages of 45-65 across Turkey According to the power analysis performed in the GPower31 Program the sample size was calculated as 64 participants for each group with an effect size 0418 95 power and 005 type 1 error and was completed with 158 women Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale MSQLS and the Female Genital Self-Image Scale FGSIS The research was conducted online via WhastApp in a pretest-educational intervention-posttest design The data were analyzed in the SPSS 260 package program
Methods The population of the study which has a classical experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was comprised of women between the ages of 45-65 across Turkey According to the power analysis performed in the GPower31 Program the sample size was calculated as 64 participants for each group with an effect size 0418 95 power and 005 type 1 error and was completed with 158 women Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale MSQLS and the Female Genital Self-Image Scale FGSIS The research was conducted online via WhastApp in a pretest-educational intervention-posttest design The data were analyzed in the SPSS 260 package program
Detailed Description:
Objective To determine the effect of menopausal symptom-specific education given to menopausal women via WhatsApp on their quality of life and genital self-image
Methods The population of the study which has a classical experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was comprised of women between the ages of 45-65 across Turkey According to the power analysis performed in the GPower31 Program the sample size was calculated as 64 participants for each group with an effect size 0418 95 power and 005 type 1 error and was completed with 158 women Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale MSQLS and the Female Genital Self-Image Scale FGSIS The research was conducted online via WhatsApp between April and December 2023 using the snowball sampling method with participants who met the inclusion criteria In snowball sampling first of all contact was made with one of the units of the universe With the help of the contacted unit a third unit was contacted In this way the sample size expanded like a snowball growing First the participants around the researchers were reached and then the participants circle was reached The data collection form was sent online to the participants in the sample and they were asked to fill it out pre-test Two separate groups were opened on WhatsApp for the intervention and control groups It has been stated in the literature that video and informative message interventions performed three days a week for 3-6 weeks are effective For this reason in this study the educational intervention included sending an informative video once a week and informative messages three days a week for four weeks1819 In the intervention part of the study after all participants filled out the data collection form the intervention group was informed about Menopause once a week on the first day of each week for four weeks An information video prepared in line with the topics specified in the Symptom-Specific Training Booklet has been sent Informative messages were sent via WhatsApp three days a week in parallel with the training topic of each week training intervention No educational intervention was given to the control group After the training a data collection form was sent to both the intervention and control groups via WhatsApp and the participants were asked to fill it out again posttest After the final test phase of the research was completed training videos and informative messages were sent to the participants in the control group via WhatsApp The data collection form was filled out using the self-report method in approximately 10 minutes
Methods The population of the study which has a classical experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was comprised of women between the ages of 45-65 across Turkey According to the power analysis performed in the GPower31 Program the sample size was calculated as 64 participants for each group with an effect size 0418 95 power and 005 type 1 error and was completed with 158 women Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale MSQLS and the Female Genital Self-Image Scale FGSIS The research was conducted online via WhatsApp between April and December 2023 using the snowball sampling method with participants who met the inclusion criteria In snowball sampling first of all contact was made with one of the units of the universe With the help of the contacted unit a third unit was contacted In this way the sample size expanded like a snowball growing First the participants around the researchers were reached and then the participants circle was reached The data collection form was sent online to the participants in the sample and they were asked to fill it out pre-test Two separate groups were opened on WhatsApp for the intervention and control groups It has been stated in the literature that video and informative message interventions performed three days a week for 3-6 weeks are effective For this reason in this study the educational intervention included sending an informative video once a week and informative messages three days a week for four weeks1819 In the intervention part of the study after all participants filled out the data collection form the intervention group was informed about Menopause once a week on the first day of each week for four weeks An information video prepared in line with the topics specified in the Symptom-Specific Training Booklet has been sent Informative messages were sent via WhatsApp three days a week in parallel with the training topic of each week training intervention No educational intervention was given to the control group After the training a data collection form was sent to both the intervention and control groups via WhatsApp and the participants were asked to fill it out again posttest After the final test phase of the research was completed training videos and informative messages were sent to the participants in the control group via WhatsApp The data collection form was filled out using the self-report method in approximately 10 minutes
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None