Year: 2023 | Month: October-December | Volume: 8 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 310-316
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20230444
Effectiveness of Psychosocial Intervention on Selected Psychological Problems of Post Menopausal Women
Treesa Joseph1, Dr. Shriharsha C2, Dr. Deelip S Natekar3
1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Sajjalashree institute of nursing sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot. – 587102, Karnataka, India.
2Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587102, Karnataka, India.
3Principal, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587102, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding Author: Treesa Joseph
ABSTRACT
Background: Women are the vital set up and heart of the family. The menopausal problems of women always make them so tired. So they need menopausal care and prevention of problems. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention on selected psychological problems of post-menopausal women at B. V. V. Sangha's Akkanabalaga, Bagalkot.
Methodology: This was a randomized controlled trail with pre-test post-test control group design. A Simple Random sample of 60 post-menopausal women was selected from B. V. V. Sangha’s Akkanabalaga, Bagalkot. Socio demographic information of post-menopausal women was gathered using structured socio demographic profile and depression and anxiety were assessed using Center for Epidemiological Research Studies- Depression Scale and the General Anxiety Disorder- 7 Scale respectively. Data were analyzed in terms of objectives of the study.
Findings: Result indicates that majority of the post-menopausal women of both experimental group (73.33%) and control group (70%) were mild depressive and the majority of post-menopausal women of both experimental group (63.33%) and control group (73.33%) had moderate anxiety. A statistically significant difference was found between post-test depression scores of experimental group and control group subjects [t=6.01, p<0.05]. Similarly, there was a statistically significant difference found between post-test anxiety scores of experimental group and control group subjects [t= 6.72, p<0.05]. No significant association was found between pretest depression and anxiety scores with selected socio demographic variables of post-menopausal women of both experimental group and control group.
Conclusion: The finding of the study concluded that the post-menopausal women had psychosocial problems. The implementation of Psychosocial Intervention Programme to the experimental group has decreased their anxiety and depression effectively as compared to control group.
Keywords: Post menopausal women, selected psychological problems, Effectiveness, Psychosocial Intervention and Socio-demographic variables.