Self-care actions taken for vasomotor symptoms by some postmenopausal Kelantanese women

Abstract

A large proportion of women complaining of vasomotor complaints took self-care actions and the choice of self-care actions depended on the area of residence and educational level. The use of modern remedies and less of the traditional remedies was more common amongst the more affluent and educated women than women in rural areas who either did nothing or resorted to the more simple type of self-care actions. Contrary to our expectations, the use of traditional remedies was low.

The impact and management of symptoms experienced at midlife: a community‐based study of women in northeast Scotland

“…Although only a few population-based studies have investigated the management of menopausal symptoms post-WHI, 7,17 our study supports the findings from these studies and qualitative investigations on this topic. [46][47][48] …”

“…44,45 The prevalence of use of these strategies, however, has rarely been investigated. A study of naturally postmenopausal women living in Malaysia, 17 reported that sleeping in an air-conditioned room was the most commonly used self-care strategy for managing night sweats (used by 43% of women). In our study, wearing cotton clothes or sleeping in a cool room was the second most commonly used management strategy for menopausal symptoms, used by 55% of women.…”

“…The impact and management of symptoms at midlife in Scotland ª 2012 The Authors BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ª 2012 RCOG post-WHI, 7,17 our study supports the findings from these studies and qualitative investigations on this topic. [46][47][48]…”

“…16 There have been few population-based studies investigating the use of a range of management strategies, particularly since the publication of results from the WHI trial. 7,17 We report here results from a community-based crosssectional study of women aged 45-54 years living in northeast Scotland, which determined the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and their management.…”

Association of self-care status with some relevant factors in middle-aged women in their early menopausal stage

“…Their interventions for this issue were sleeping in places with air conditioners or sleeping right in front of cooler devices and one-fourth of them used hormones. [ 17 ] This can be due to the importance of night sweats in disordering the night sleeping.…”